In Reply to: I was really, really disappointed in this one . . . posted by mr grits on May 21, 2007 at 14:52:37:
"PS. Early on we are told no woman was ever a 'copyist' before."
Yes, but any woman seriously pursuing a career the arts in 1825 Vienna would have been subjected to something a lot more like what Jackie Robinson experienced in baseball.
The movie seemed to me much more like Mary Tyler Moore episode with crusty but loveable Ol Lou. I suspect Beethoven would have more likely to burn her manuscript than play it.
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- RE: I was really, really disappointed in this one . . . - DWPC 15:34:49 05/21/07 (0)