Nicky Guadagni, Michael Fletcher, Ludwig van Beethoven & Larry Weinstein

Beethoven’s Hair

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Video Director: Larry Weinstein - Artist: Nicky Guadagni, Michael Fletcher, Ludwig van Beethoven & Larry Weinstein - Producer: BBC & CBC - Featured Artist: Ira F. Brilliant, Ira Briljant & Alfredo Guevara - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Vienna, Austria | 80 min | 2005 | TV-G

Beethoven’s Hair

Beethoven's Hair traces the unlikely journey of a lock of hair cut from Ludwig van Beethoven's corpse, and unravels the mystery of the composer’s tortured life and death. The film begins in modern times, when some Beethoven enthusiasts purchase the hair at a Sotheby's auction. The story then investigates the lock's previous owners. Eventually, science 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, throwing into sharp relief the romance of 19th-century Vienna and the horrors of 20th-century Nazi Germany. Directed by Larry Weinstein.

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