Beethoven's Hair (2005)

ALL 02/20/2005 (en) Documentary 90 Min
  • Release
    02/20/2005
  • Production
    Rhombus Media, BBC, CBC Films, Canada Television and Cable Production Fund License Program (CTCPF)
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    Beethoven's Hair
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Larry Weinstein

    Director

  2. Story

  3. David New

    Editor

  4. Producer



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Beethoven's Hair (2005) 90 Min

ALL 02/20/2005 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 02/20/2005
  • Production
    Rhombus Media, BBC, CBC Films, Canada Television and Cable Production Fund License Program (CTCPF)
  • Original title Beethoven's Hair
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Larry Weinstein

    Director

  2. Story

  3. David New

    Editor

  4. Producer