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From this mask, they make this bust, so we know that,
from the proportions, this is the face of Beethoven,
and this is very moving, I think. Beethoven was a very
life-loving guy, somebody who make jokes
with his friends, but, when they produce
the plaster mask, they put straws in his nose
so that he could breathe and everything else was plaster, and Beethoven is very angry when
he gets the plaster on his face because it doesn't feel very good. This is why we have
this grim expression, this stressed expression
on his face. This bust will become very famous
as an image of Beethoven and this is why we always think
Beethoven is the grim, titanic guy
from the proportions, this is the face of Beethoven,
and this is very moving, I think. Beethoven was a very
life-loving guy, somebody who make jokes
with his friends, but, when they produce
the plaster mask, they put straws in his nose
so that he could breathe and everything else was plaster, and Beethoven is very angry when
he gets the plaster on his face because it doesn't feel very good. This is why we have
this grim expression, this stressed expression
on his face. This bust will become very famous
as an image of Beethoven and this is why we always think
Beethoven is the grim, titanic guy
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From this mask, they make this bust,
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so we know that,
from the proportions,
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this is the face of Beethoven,
and this is very moving, I think.
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Beethoven was a very
life-loving guy,
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somebody who make jokes
with his friends,
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but, when they produce
the plaster mask,
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they put straws in his nose
so that he could breathe
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and everything else was plaster,
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and Beethoven is very angry when
he gets the plaster on his face
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because it doesn't feel very good.
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This is why we have
this grim expression,
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this stressed expression
on his face.
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This bust will become very famous
as an image of Beethoven
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and this is why we always think
Beethoven
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is the grim, titanic guy.
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Movie Summary
Marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 1770, a documentary series that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the great composer.
