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Beethoven's Hair (2005)
Directed by Larry Weinstein
Documentary · 1h 30m
Beethoven's Hair traces the unlikely journey of a lock of hair cut from Beethoven's corpse and unravels the mystery of his tortured life and death. The film begins in modern times, when a pair of Beethoven enthusiasts purchase the hair at a Sotheby's auction. The story then looks at the lock's previous owners and culminates in the science that reveals Beethoven's "medical secret". Set to a lush score of some of Beethoven's most glorious music, the film explores the world of forensic testing in sharp relief against the romance of 19th-century Vienna and the horrors of 20th-century Nazi Germany.
Cast
Nicky Guadagni
Crew
- Director
- Larry Weinstein
- Writer
- Russell Martin, Thomas Wallner
- Editor
- David New
Details
- Release date
- 2005-02-20
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Danish, German, English
- Countries
- Canada, Czech Republic, United Kingdom
- Production
- Rhombus Media, BBC, CBC Films, Canada Television and Cable Production Fund License Program (CTCPF)