Beethoven's Hair

7.5 (2 votes)• 2005• 90m•Released

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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.

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Languages: Danish, German, English

Director: Larry Weinstein

Starring Cast: Nicky Guadagni, Michael Fletcher, Matt Cahill, Alfredo Guevara, Renée Guevara, Ira F. Brilliant

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Renée Guevara

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Michelle Wassard Larsen

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