In 2012, I
translated was the original treatment for The
Beethoven Files, another instalment of the TV series The Culture Files, which focuses on important cultural figures of
the past. (See: The Kleist File.)
Written by Hedwig Schmutte, this 52-minute episode was directed by Hedwig
Schmutte and Ralf Pleger, and features Lars Eidinger (of Hell [2011 / trailer])
as Beethoven and Pheline Roggan as Josephine Brunsvik.
The Gebrueder Beetz production
was funded by the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung and MEDIA and Film- und Medien
Stiftung NRW, in co-operation with Beethoven-Haus Bonn.
Trailer:
To take the explanation of the episode as
found on the Gebrueder Beetz's website: "Ludwig van Beethoven's
work is legendary – and already was while he was still alive. He is famous
around the world, and yet little is known about the conditions under which his
music was composed. One thing is certain: he composed most of his masterpieces
AFTER the onset of his deafness. When he composed his famous 9th symphony, he
wasn't able to hear a thing! A deaf composer? How is that possible? 200 years
after Beethoven's death, The Beethoven File casts light of one of the biggest
mysteries of music history."
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