Beethoven's Hair

Feb 20, 2005 1h 30m

1 votes

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Title	Beethoven's Hair
Companies	Rhombus Media, BBC, CBC Films, Canada Television and Cable Production Fund License Program (CTCPF)
Countries	Canada, Czech Republic, United Kingdom
Keywords	composer, classical music, ludwig van beethoven, german