★★★★★ – Telegraph. Rian Johnson pays tribute to Agatha Christie with his new film, a blissfully entertaining whodunit with a killer cast set on the country estate of the wealthy Thrombey family.

★★★★★ – The Telegraph

"★★★★ – Knives Out is snappy, meta and, yes, sharp" – Empire

"★★★★ – Johnson has seen the opportunity to use the framework of a rich, white family as a way to examine what happens when privilege comes under threat" – The Independent

Rian Johnson (Brick, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) pays tribute to Agatha Christie with his new film, a blissfully entertaining whodunnit with a killer cast set on the country estate of the wealthy Thrombey family.

When patriarch and renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead, debonair detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig, free from the permanent frown of James Bond and clearly  having the time of his life) is called in.

Interviewing family members and staff it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems with the dysfunctional clan, and Blanc will be pushed to his limits to try and solve the case.

★★★★ – Independent. The Babadook director Jennifer Kent returns with this brutal tale of revenge, winner of the Special Jury Prize at 2018’s Venice International Film Festival.

★★★★ – Time Out

"★★★★ – A brutal, unflinching look at colonialism’s darkest impulses" – The Independent

"★★★★ – The power and sheer command of Kent’s direction enforced this film’s grip" – The Guardian

The Babadook director Jennifer Kent returns with this brutal tale of revenge, winner of the Special Jury Prize at 2018’s Venice International Film Festival.

1825 and a young Irish female convict chases a British army officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

Co-written by Emma Thompson and featuring the music of Wham! and George Michael, Last Christmas stars Emilia Clarke as Kate, a listless young woman working as an elf in a Christmas shop.

"A reminder that sometimes small acts of kindness can make patches of the world a bit more bearable" – GQ

"It’s warm and winning and full-body-huggingly unsubtle enough to penetrate the thickest post-Christmas-lunch haze" – The Telegraph

Blissful festive escapism is the order of the day with the new film from Paul Feig. Co-written by Emma Thompson and featuring the music of Wham! and George Michael, Last Christmas stars Emilia Clarke as Kate, a listless young woman working as an elf in a Christmas shop.

Still shaken after becoming severely ill the previous year, one day Kate meets the charming - and ridiculously handsome - Tom (Golding, Crazy Rich Asians) but wonders if the budding romance is too good to be true.

This beautifully filmed documentary follows the monks of Leicestershire's Mount St Bernard Abbey as they attempt to open the first Trappist brewery in the UK.

Please join us for a special Q&A with director Nick Hamer after the 6.30pm screening on Friday 6 December.

The monks of Leicestershire's Mount St Bernard Abbey are a community of 25 men, half of them over 80 years old. This beautifully filmed documentary follows the monks as they move from dairy farming to brewing and attempt to open the first Trappist brewery in the UK.

The stakes are high – if their historic counter-cultural lifestyle is to survive, the venture must succeed. Meanwhile as the monks reflect on spirituality, ageing and the approaching end of life, the number of burials in the Abbey's graveyard continues to rise.

Director Nick Hamer spent a year with the monks, gaining privileged access to document their hidden lives. They have turned their backs on the material, consumer society, to focus instead on contemplative spirituality, and to maintain an age-old religious tradition.

The Q&A on Fri 6 Dec  will be hosted by George Merchant Ballentyne. George has been actively involved in inter-faith activities, dialogue and projects in Leicester and Leicestershire for over 30 years. For seven years (2006-13) he was employed as Equality and Diversity Officer by Leicester Council of Faiths. He currently works as Voluntary and Community Sector Engagement Manager at Leicester City Council. He also hosts a weekly radio show on EAVA FM, “All In Good Faith”, which celebrates the diversity of communities in the city and county.

★★★★ – “An impeccably assembled, comprehensive tribute to a rock legend” – Cinevue. Intimate and insightful, this portrait of the internationally renowned INXS frontman Michael Hutchence sheds new light on the man behind the public image.

★★★★ – “An impeccably assembled, comprehensive tribute to a rock legend” – Cinevue. Intimate and insightful, this portrait of the internationally renowned INXS frontman Michael Hutchence sheds new light on the man behind the public image.

Deftly woven from an extraordinary archive of rich imagery, Michael’s private home movies and those of his lovers, friends, and family, the film delves beneath the public persona of the charismatic ‘Rock God’ and transports us through the looking glass to reveal a multifaceted, intensely sensitive and complex man.

Bret will be talking about the making of Three Breaths in Empty Space, its relationship to his earlier works and his longstanding partnership with Phoenix as an artist and curator.

Born in the United States, Bret Battey is Professor of Audio-visual Composition at De Montfort University. He creates electronic, acoustic, and multimedia concert works and installations, synthesising a diverse professional and educational background in music composition, computer science, design and electronics. Bret has exhibited internationally and has been recognised with many awards and prizes, including Prix Ars Electronica.

Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from James Corden, the hilarious West End and Broadway hit returns to cinemas to mark NT Live’s 10th birthday.

Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from James Corden, the hilarious West End and Broadway hit returns to cinemas to mark NT Live’s 10th birthday.

Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood who's gone to Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancée’s dad.

But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers.

Holed up at The Cricketers’ Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be re-united with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple.

This nail-biting French thriller features an all-star cast, including Omar Sy, François Civil and Mathieu Kassovitz, as the crew of a submarine on a mission to avert a nuclear catastrophe.

"Claustrophobia, tense silence, sweating faces, cat-and-mouse strategy – all ingeniously played out between people who are supposed to be on the same team" –  The Guardian

The Wolf's Call is a nail-biting thriller with a cast of renowned French actors including Omar Sy, François Civil and Mathieu Kassovitz.

Renowned for his exceptional hearing, young submariner ‘Socks’ is a treasured sonar expert on his vessel. But after an incident in the Mediterranean Sea sparks a chain of events that threaten to lead to nuclear war, it is up to Socks and his crew to search the Ocean for a missing submarine before it’s too late.

One of December's MyPhoenix Passport film selection. Members and Friends tickets are £5 – buy your tickets from Box Office to take advantage of this special pricing.

“★★★★ – A gripping, fiery drama” – The Guardian. Based on actual events, this riveting thriller tells the story of Daniel J Jones, who led the US Senate’s sweeping investigation into the CIA’s detention and interrogation programme in the aftermath of 9/11.

“★★★★ – A gripping, fiery drama” – The Guardian

Based on actual events, this riveting thriller tells the story of Daniel J Jones, who led the US Senate’s sweeping investigation into the CIA’s detention and interrogation programme in the aftermath of 9/11.

Jones' relentless pursuit of the truth leads to explosive findings that uncover the lengths to which the nation's top intelligence agency went to destroy evidence, subvert the law, and hide a brutal secret from the American public.

Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener, City of God) returns with this superb new film, inspired by real-life events featuring acting heavyweights Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce on top form as the titular two popes.

Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener, City of God) returns with this superb new film, inspired by real-life events featuring acting heavyweights Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce on top form as the titular two popes.

Frustrated by the direction of the Church and still haunted by his experiences during the Argentinean Dirty War, liberal Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission from the Vatican to retire. Surprised to find himself summoned to Rome by the conservative Pope Benedict, these two men must find common ground amongst their differing views in order to decide the future of their institution in a time of political and social upheaval.

★★★★★ – Telegraph. Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha, The Squid and the Whale) takes an incisive and compassionate look at a family trying to stay together as a marriage collapses.

★★★★★ – The Telegraph

"★★★★★ – This wonderfully sweet, sad and funny film simply delivers more moment-by-moment pleasure than anything else around" – The Guardian

"★★★★★ – A tender, taut gem of a film that will make you reconsider love and loss" – Empire

"★★★★★ – Noah Baumbach’s best film yet" – The Observer

Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha, The Squid and the Whale) takes an incisive and compassionate look at a family trying to stay together as a marriage collapses.

Theatre director Charlie and his actor wife Nicole are drifting apart. They take an enforced break when Nicole goes to LA for an acting job, leaving Charlie behind in New York – which ultimately leads to divorce and a battle for custody over their son.

"★★★★ – A witty critique of showbiz for the #MeToo generation” – Time Out. A twisted tale of love, revenge and puppetry, Mia Wasikowska stars in this reworking of the classic British puppet show.

"★★★★ – A witty critique of showbiz for the #MeToo generation” – Time Out

A twisted tale of love, revenge and puppetry, Mia Wasikowska stars in this reworking of the classic British puppet show.

When Judy and Punch bring their marionette show to the anarchic town of Seaside it proves a hit. Success is short-lived, however, when Punch’s jealousy and drinking lead to events spiralling into violence and tragedy.

One of December's MyPhoenix Passport film selection. Members and Friends tickets are £5 – buy your tickets from Box Office to take advantage of this special pricing.

"★★★★★ – Scorsese’s finest film in 30 years” – Guardian. Scorsese’s new epic reunites him with Robert De Niro for a ninth film together, their first since 1995’s Casino.

"★★★★★ – Scorsese’s finest film in 30 years” – The Guardian

"★★★★★ – Scorsese delivers a stunning gangster flick, but The Irishman is so much more, a melancholy eulogy for growing old and losing your humanity" – Empire

"★★★★★ – A throwback to Scorsese’s golden age, with a delicate De Niro and revelatory Joe Pesci" – The Independent

A chance to catch Scorsese’s new epic on the big screen, his latest film reunites him with Robert De Niro for a ninth movie together – their first since Casino in 1995.

Adapted from the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt, The Irishman is based on the real life confessions of mafia hitman Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran. Looking back on his life and his work for the Bufalino crime family, Frank reminisces on his friendship with Jimmy Hoffa, and his possible role in his disappearance in 1975.

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci all give vintage performances in this sweeping, cathartic drama that feels like the last world on the mafia, cinema and America.

★★★★★ – Guardian. Some Muppet magic gets sprinkled over Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale of miser Ebenezer Scrooge, starring Michael Caine alongside your muppet favourites.

Please note: The Mon 16 Dec 10.15am show will be a supportive environment screening, with reduced sound levels, partially raised lighting, no trailers and freedom to move around.

"★★★★★ – Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy are joined by Caine as a hilarious Scrooge in this irresistibly sweet musical adaptation of Dickens’ festive tale" – The Guardian

"★★★★★ – One of the greatest literary adaptations of all time" – Empire

Some Muppet magic gets sprinkled over Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale of miser Ebenezer Scrooge.

With unforgettable songs and pitch perfect casting – Michael Caine as Scrooge, Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit and the Great Gonzo as Dickens – The Muppet Christmas Carol is a festive family tradition.

Daniel Auteil as Victor a 60-something cartoonist whose marriage to wife Marianne is on the rocks in this charming 'Truman Show meets The Game' comedy.

Nicolas Bedos’ second feature is a charming romantic comedy starring Daniel Auteil as Victor, a 60-something cartoonist whose marriage to wife Marianne is on the rocks.

When he meets the head of a company that offer their clients the chance to ‘re-live’ moments from their life via a huge sound stage and troupe of actors, Victor sees a chance to relight his fire for Marianne.

One of December's MyPhoenix Passport film selection. Members and Friends tickets are £5 – buy your tickets from Box Office to take advantage of this special pricing.

This timeless story accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s magical score is a true Christmas institution, beloved by all ages.

On Christmas Eve, the mysterious Drosselmeyer brings a Nutcracker doll as a gift for his goddaughter Marie. At midnight, the doll comes to life and finds himself in a battle against the Mouse King, determined to save Marie from him.

In this timeless story accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, rising star soloist Margarita Shrainer perfectly embodies Marie’s innocence and enchantment along with the supremely elegant principal dancer Semyon Chudin as The Nutcracker, captivating audiences of all ages and bringing them on an otherworldly journey.

★★★★★ – Guardian. Another chance to see the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series.

"★★★★★ – Witty, filthy and supreme" – Guardian

More chances to see the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series.

Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living some sort of life.

Fleabag (Waller-Bridge) may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.

Playing to sold-out audiences in New York and London, don’t miss your chance to see this "legitimately hilarious show" (New Yorker).

Presented by DryWrite, Soho Theatre and Annapurna Theatre.

We bring you a sack full of festive cheer with this classic Hollywood musical, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen.

“I’m dreaming of a White Christmas”.

Unfortunately it’s more likely to be wet than white, but we bring you a sack full of festive cheer with this classic Hollywood musical, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen.

In Search of Beethoven brings together the world’s leading performers and experts on Beethoven to reveal new insights into this legendary composer.

In Search of Beethoven addresses the romantic myth that Beethoven was a heroic, tormented figure battling to overcome his tragic fate of deafness and who searched for his ‘immortal beloved’ but remained unmarried.

Bringing together the world’s leading performers and experts to reveal new insights into this legendary composer, it delves beyond the image of the tortured, bad-tempered, unhinged personality, to uncover someone quite different and far more interesting.

The line-up of performers and interviewees includes Gianandrea Noseda, Sir Roger Norrington, Riccardo Chailly, Claudio Abbado, Fabio Luisi, Frans Brüggen, Ronald Brautigam, Hélène Grimaud, Vadim Repin, Janine Jansen, Paul Lewis, Lars Vogt, and Emanuel Ax among others.

Described as the best film ever made on Beethoven, In Search of Beethoven is the Beethoven Haus's (Beethoven’s birthplace) ‘go to’ film on Beethoven.

The circle is now complete... Almost! Watch the Star Wars sequel trilogy come to its shattering conclusion with this epic triple bill.

The circle is now complete... Almost! Watch the Star Wars sequel trilogy come to an epic conclusion with a triple bill of The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, the final episode in the Skywalker saga.

6pm: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

The heroes of the original trilogy return for the sequel you never thought you would see, as the saga begins again for a new generation.

9pm: Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi

As Rey learns the ways of the Force under the guidance of Luke Skywalker, the rest of the Resistance are relentlessly pursued across the galaxy by the First Order.

00.01am: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

The remnants of the Resistance gather for a final battle with the First Order and an old foe.

Please note all films will begin on time with no ads or trailers.

Tickets are also available for each individual screening, including the midnight premiere of The Rise of Skywalker.

Please note: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER contains several sequences with flashing lights that may affect those who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or have other photo sensitivities.”

Chewie, we're home. The heroes of the original trilogy return for the sequel you never thought you would see as the saga begins again for a new generation.

★★★★★ – “Outrageously exciting and romantic return to a world you hadn't realised you'd missed so much” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian.

Chewie, we're home. The heroes of the original trilogy return for the sequel you never thought you would see as the saga begins again for a new generation.

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

As Rey learns the ways of the Force under the guidance of Luke Skywalker, the rest of the Resistance are relentlessly pursued across the galaxy by the First Order.

★★★★★ – “Thrilling and genuinely startling” – Robbie Collin, The Telegraph.

As Rey learns the ways of the Force under the guidance of Luke Skywalker, the rest of the Resistance are relentlessly pursued across the galaxy by the First Order.

The circle is now complete... The Skywalker saga comes to an epic conclusion this December in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

The circle is now complete... The Skywalker saga comes to an epic conclusion this December in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Set a year after the events of The Last Jedi, the last remnants of the Resistance must rally themselves to confront the tyrannical First Order once again, whilst Rey and Kylo Ren must face up to their destinies as the ancient conflict between the Jedi and the Sith reaches its shattering climax.

Please note: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER contains several sequences with flashing lights that may affect those who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or have other photo sensitivities

John Hughes’ classic family comedy is back on the big screen for the festive season.

When the McAllister family left on their Christmas vacation they forgot one small thing – Kevin!

John Hughes’ classic family comedy is every kid’s dream – the house to yourself and ice cream for breakfast – and Kevin is every adult’s nightmare, particularly the hapless Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv.

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!

★★★★ – Observer. Released in 2013, Frozen became a global phenomenon, and this winter we're transported back to Arendelle for the long-awaited  sequel to Disney’s greatest animated musical since Beauty and the Beast.

★★★★ – The Observer

"★★★★ – More mature, ambitious and intricate than its hit predecessor" – The Independent

"★★★★ – [a] resonant, rafter-shaking sequel" – The Telegraph

Released in 2013, Frozen became a global phenomenon thanks to its powerful songs, catchy lyrics and emotional story of sisterhood. This winter we are transported back to Arendelle for the sequel to Disney’s greatest animated musical since Beauty and the Beast.

Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer is calling her and threatening her kingdom. Together with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, she’ll set out on a dangerous but remarkable journey.

Escape the heaving city centre and the last minute Christmas shoppers and journey back to 1946 with our annual screenings of Frank Capra’s classic.

Escape the heaving city centre and the last minute Christmas shoppers and journey back to 1946 with our annual screenings of Frank Capra’s classic ode to family, community and the power of redemption.

Jimmy Stewart plays George Bailey, a frustrated businessman who, over the course of one night, discovers the true meaning of Christmas.

It’s joyful, life-affirming stuff.

Enjoy one of cinema’s greatest action films back on the big screen this December. Yippee-ki-yay Father Christmas!

“Come out to the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs” – as Christmas parties go, few have gone more disastrously than the Nakatomi Corporation’s 1988 shindig.

European terrorists have the worst sense of timing, as NYPD cop John McClane finds his reunion with his estranged wife Holly interrupted by a hostage crisis courtesy of gentleman villain Hans Gruber and his cohorts.

Enjoy one of cinema’s greatest action films back on the big screen this December. Yippee-ki-yay Father Christmas!

Gene Kelly stars alongside Frank Sinatra as two sailors on shore leave who decide to help an aspiring singer get an audition at MGM.

Gene Kelly stars alongside Frank Sinatra as two young sailors on shore leave in glitzy LA.

Planning to use their leave as an opportunity to relax, when the two buddies find a runaway boy and return him to his fame-hungry aunt – a wannabe singer played by Kathryn Grayson – both men find themselves falling for her... which sets off a series of comic misadventures.

Nominated for three Academy Awards, the whole film was choreographed by Kelly, whose iconic dance with Jerry the cartoon mouse pushed technical and budget boundaries and took over two months to complete.

★★★★★ – The Guardian. It’s an annual Phoenix tradition to screen a classic film on Boxing Day, and what could be more enjoyable than this musical masterpiece?

"★★★★★ – This sublime 1952 movie musical, in cinemas again, puts the artistry of Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and co on full, joyful display" – The Guardian

★★★★★ – Empire

It’s an annual Phoenix tradition to screen a classic film on Boxing Day, and what could be more enjoyable than this musical masterpiece?

The story centres on a trio of actors (played by Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor) who attempt to save a disastrous period drama by turning it into a musical.

Stanley Donen and Kelly’s second film together features the much-loved numbers 'Make ‘em Laugh', 'Moses Supposes' and the joyful title track.

A perfect way to spend your Boxing Day afternoon!

★★★★ – The Guardian. Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson star is this honest and soulful portrayal of a couple on the challenging journey through cancer treatment.

"★★★★ – acted with impeccable intelligence and sensitivity" – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

A story about love, survival and the epic questions life throws at all of us, Ordinary Love is an honest and soulful portrayal of a couple on the difficult journey through cancer treatment.

Belfast couple Joan (Lesley Manville) and Tom (Liam Neeson) have been married for years. Their deep love is the result of a lifetime together, and expresses itself through tenderness and humour in equal part.

When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their relationship as they are faced with the challenges that lie ahead.

Escape the house after Christmas for an adventure into the unknown with a special edition of our Mystery Film... a secret more closely guarded than the exact location of Santa’s workshop!

Escape the house after Christmas for an adventure into the unknown with a special edition of our Mystery Film night.

A secret more closely guarded than the exact location of Santa’s workshop, our monthly mystery selection has previously included classics such as Young Frankenstein, Almost Famous and Delicatessen.

So join us for a special 15 certificate edition of Mystery Film – you can even bring the teenagers along…

Written by Shia LaBeouf (The Peanut Butter Falcon), this gripping and surprising moving drama is based on LaBeouf’s own childhood and difficult relationship with his father.

Written by Shia LaBeouf (The Peanut Butter Falcon) and directed by award-winning filmmaker Alma Har’el, this gripping and surprising moving drama is based on LaBeouf’s own childhood and difficult relationship with his father.

Noah Jupe (Le Mans ’66) and Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea, Lady Bird) play child star Otis Lort at different stages in his career – dealing with a sudden rise to fame, early adult years, rehab and recovery.

One of December's MyPhoenix Passport film selection. Members and Friends tickets are £5 – buy your tickets from Box Office to take advantage of this special pricing.

Three fun-loving sailors – played by Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin – have 24 hours of shore leave in New York City, and they plan to make every second count!

Fun-loving sailors Gabey (Gene Kelly), Chip (Frank Sinatra) and Ozzie (Jules Munshin) have 24 hours of shore leave in New York, and they plan to make every second count!

Chip hooks up with a loudmouth cab driver called Brunhilde (Betty Garrett), while Ozzie moons over Claire (Ann Miller), a prim anthropologist. But while riding the subway Gabey spots an advert featuring "Miss Turnstiles" and falls head over heels in love with her, setting him on a race to find the mystery woman before his shore leave is over.

With sparkling music by Leonard Bernstein, On the Town reunited Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra for their third film together and was the co-directorial debut of Kelly and Stanley Donen.

Celebrate the end of 2019 with the Berliner Philharmoniker's glittering New Year’s Eve Concert.

Celebrate the end of 2019 with the Berliner Philharmoniker's glittering New Year’s Eve Concert, conducted by chief conductor Kirill Petrenko and featuring the world-famous soprano Diana Damrau.

This superlative orchestra will takes the audience on a journey through George Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story as well as works from Cole Porter, Carl Loewe, and Kurt Weill.

Broadcast live from Berlin.

Share your love of film with this 10-week course of group discussions, led by tutor Alan Seaman. The price includes a cup of tea/coffee and a ticket to the 1pm or 1.30pm film screening following your session.

Do you love watching films and talking about them? Join like-minded film enthusiasts for this 10-week course of tutor-led group discussions that put the cinema week into focus and help you get more from your cinema experience.

Tutor Alan Seaman will share film clips and talk about forthcoming movies and film industry news. After your session you can enjoy our regular Monday matinee, included in the price of the course.

When booking your course, you may choose whether to attend Monday mornings or Tuesday mornings. We would recommend the Tuesday course for beginners as the attendance numbers are slightly lower.

This great value course includes a cup of tea/coffee on arrival AND entry to the 1pm or 1.30pm film on the same day as your session.

Share your love of film with this 10-week course of group discussions, led by tutor Alan Seaman. The price includes a cup of tea/coffee and a ticket to the 1pm or 1.30pm film screening following your session.

Do you love watching films and talking about them? Join like-minded film enthusiasts for this 10-week course of tutor-led group discussions that put the cinema week into focus and help you get more from your cinema experience.

Tutor Alan Seaman will share film clips and talk about forthcoming movies and film industry news. After your session you can enjoy our regular Tuesday matinee, included in the price of the course.

When booking your course, you may choose whether to attend Monday mornings or Tuesday mornings. We would recommend the Tuesday course for beginners as the attendance numbers are slightly lower.

This great value course includes a cup of tea/coffee on arrival AND entry to the 1.00pm or 1.30pm film on the same day as your session.

The Moscow Operetta Theatre's Count Orlov Musical is a remarkable tale of love and betrayal based on one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the Russian Empire.

The Moscow Operetta Theatre's Count Orlov Musical is a remarkable tale of love and betrayal based on one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the Russian Empire.

Brilliantly told by renowned playwright and poet July Kim with music composed by Roman Ignatyev (the same team behind Anna Karenina Musical and The Count of Monte Cristo), the lavish production is set in the second half of the 18th century during the reign of Catherine the Great.

Count Alexey Orlov, who had once contributed to Catherine’s rise to power, falls out of favour and is sent away to Italy in disgrace. While there, he meets a beautiful young woman, Elizabeth, supposedly the granddaughter of Peter the Great, who has aspirations for the Russian crown.

In an attempt to win back Catherine's affection, Orlov reveals Elizabeth's plans, setting in motion a series of events that lead to an unimaginable end.

The Royal Academy of Arts in London is bringing together Lucian Freud’s self-portraits for a new exhibition of works by this modern master of British art.

For the first time in history the Royal Academy of Arts in London, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, is bringing together Lucian Freud’s self-portraits.

The exhibition will display more than 50 paintings, prints and drawings in which this modern master of British art turned his unflinching eye firmly on himself.

One of the most celebrated painters of our time, Lucian Freud is also one of very few 20th Century artists who portrayed themselves with such consistency. Spanning nearly seven decades, his self-portraits give a fascinating insight into both his psyche and his development as a painter – from his earliest portrait painted in 1939 to the final one executed 64 years later.

When seen together, his portraits represent an engrossing study into the dynamic of ageing and the process of self-representation. This intensely compelling exhibition creates a unique opportunity for Exhibition on Screen to reveal the life’s work of a master in one show.

In the snowy wastes, nobody can hear you scream! Join us for this six-week analysis of the best Scandi-Noir crime films and TV series.

★★★★★ – Guardian. Returning due to demand, Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel comes to life in an epic theatre adaptation, filmed live on stage as part of NT Live’s10th birthday.

“★★★★★ – Levy’s Windrush epic makes momentous theatre" – Guardian.

Returning due to demand, Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel comes to life in an epic theatre adaptation, filmed live on stage as part of NT Live’s10th birthday

Small Island embarks on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948 – the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury.

The play follows three intricately connected stories. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as the play traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.

A company of 40 actors take to the stage of the National Theatre in this timely and moving story.

PLEASE NOTE: The certification for this production has been revised to 15 (previously 12A), as it contains strong language and themes that some people may find distressing.

As cinema has taken hold of the world as an artform, so the artform has itself become fodder for filmmakers. Join us as we take a look at movies about the movies.

As cinema has taken hold of the world as an artform, so the artform has itself become fodder for filmmakers.

From Cinema Paradiso and Living in Oblivion to The Dirties and The Artist, this one-day course led by tutor Kenton Hall takes a closer look at movies about the movies and the magic of cinema.

Coinciding with our BFI Musicals season, join us for this one-day course exploring the screen musical genre and the work of Hollywood legend Gene Kelly.

Musicals are some of the most iconic films of the classic Hollywood era. Coinciding with our BFI Musicals season, we examine the genre and explore the work of screen musicals legend Gene Kelly.

The Bolshoi bring to life one of the oldest and greatest works of classical dance. Giselle dies when she learns she has been betrayed by the man she loves, and he in turn is condemned to dance until death.

The young peasant girl Giselle dies when she learns that the man she loves, Albrecht, has betrayed her. Against her own will, she joins the Wilis, vengeful spirits of jilted brides who condemn Albrecht to dance until he dies of exhaustion.

Giselle touches upon great and universal romantic themes. In this brand new production, renowned choreographer Alexei Ratmansky brings a fresh perspective to one of the oldest and greatest works of classical dance, giving the audience an opportunity to discover this iconic ballet anew.

Created in celebration of what would have been Anne Frank’s 90th birthday and to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, Dame Helen Mirren tells the story of Anne’s life through the pages of her diary, a story that, having sold over 30 million copies, has touched readers and students all over the world.

Created in celebration of what would have been Anne Frank’s 90th birthday and to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, Dame Helen Mirren tells the story of Anne’s life through the pages of her diary, a story that, having sold over 30 million copies, has touched readers and students all over the world.

The telling of Anne's story is intertwined with the stories of 5 Holocaust survivors who shared Anne’s fate of deportation and were denied their childhood and adolescence. The film also follows a young girl, Martina, who wants to know about the story of the Jewish teenager who became a symbol of the greatest tragedy to befall the 20th Century.  

In Search of Mozart traces the composer’s life through his music and extensive correspondence, featuring over 80 works that take us to the heart of Mozart's genius.

In Search of Mozart was produced with the world’s leading orchestras and musicians and is told through a 25,000-mile journey along every route Mozart followed. This is a detective story that takes us to the heart of genius.

Without resorting to docu-drama or visual re-enactment, In Search of Mozart traces the composer’s life through his music and extensive correspondence. From K1a to K626 (Requiem), over 80 works are featured in chronological order, revealing striking parallels between the music and Mozart’s own experiences. Throughout, it is the music that takes centre stage, with the jigsaw of Mozart’s life fitting around it.

With rigorous analysis from musicologists and experts such as Jonathan Miller, Cliff Eisen, Nicholas Till, Bayan Northcott and the late Stanley Sadie, a new, vivid impression of the composer emerges. It dispels the many common myths about Mozart’s genius, health, relationships, death and character to present a new image very different from Milos Forman’s Amadeus.

On its first release the film played in some cinemas for six months and remains many people’s – including classical musicians – favourite film on Mozart.

A visual tour through films – contemporary and classic – about World War I and the people who experienced it.

Cinema has always wrestled with the concept of war, as have artists of all stripes. This one-day course examines the effect on cinema of the First World War and its aftermath, and takes you on a visual tour through films – contemporary and classic – about World War I and the people who experienced it.

World renowned choreographer Boris Eifman brings to the stage his remarkable vision of Dostoevsky’s novel The Brothers Karamazov, performed by St Petersburg's Eifman Ballet.

Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel The Brothers Karamazov is the epitome of his creative work – the acme of the philosophic investigation carried out by this colossal and restless mind throughout his life.

World renowned choreographer Boris Eifman offers a remarkable vision of the core ideas within the novel, expanding upon them through body language as a way of exploring the origins of the moral devastation of the Karamazovs

Eifman creates through choreographic art an equivalent of what Dostoyevsky investigated so masterfully in his book – the excruciating burden of destructive passions and evil heredity.

Boris Eifman is considered to be one of the leading choreographers in the world. After working for 10 years at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, he formed his own ballet ensemble in 1977, interweaving classical ballet, modern dance and ecstatic impulses to create a completely different form of choreography where self-expression becomes the subject and in which there is drama, philosophy, characters and a central idea.

The defining feature of Eifman’s work is that almost all of his performances have a plot and, often, a literary source. In this way he can plunge into a realm that is familiar, all the while discovering and revealing the unexplored. His unique lexicon and conceptual, authorial interpretations are a breakthrough into that fantastic dimension where the boundlessness of inner worlds comes to life.

"★★★★ – A glorious high-kicking romp" – Evening Standard. Kinky Boots The Musical, filmed live at London’s Adelphi Theatre, is strutting onto the big screen!

"★★★★ – A glorious high-kicking romp" – Evening Standard. Kinky Boots The Musical, filmed live at London’s Adelphi Theatre, is strutting onto the big screen!

Charlie is a factory owner struggling to save his family business, and Lola is a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, this unexpected pair learn to embrace their differences and create a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the world has ever seen.

With songs by Grammy and Tony winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray) and book by Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles), this "dazzling, fabulously sassy and uplifting" (Time Out) musical celebrates a joyous story of Brit grit to high-heeled hit, as it takes you from the factory floor of Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan!

★★★★★ – Telegraph. Returning due to demand, The Lehman Trilogy is the story of a family and a company that changed the world, told in three parts on a single evening.

★★★★★ – Telegraph

★★★★★ – Daily Mail

Returning to Phoenix due to huge demand, Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall, The Ferryman) directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles who play the Lehman Brothers, their sons and grandsons.

On a cold September morning in 1844 a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside. Dreaming of a new life in the new world. He is joined by his two brothers and an American epic begins.

163 years later, the firm they establish – Lehman Brothers – spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy, and triggers the largest financial crisis in history.

This critically acclaimed and five-time Olivier Award nominated play features stunning set design from Es Devlin (NT Live: Hamlet) and was broadcast live from London’s West End as part of National Theatre Live’s 10th Birthday season.

New date added due to huge demand! Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy.

**LATEST NEWS** Andrew Scott wins Best Actor at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2019 for his role in Present Laughter at London's Old Vic.

New date added due to huge demand!

Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter.

As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.

Captured live from The Old Vic in London, Present Laughter is a giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness.

James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London.

James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London.

Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano - or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight?

Edmond Rostand’s masterwork is adapted by Martin Crimp, with direction by Jamie Lloyd (Betrayal). This classic play will be brought to life with linguistic ingenuity to celebrate Cyrano’s powerful and resonant resistance against overwhelming odds.

Tchaikovsky’s essential masterpiece returns with a new Bolshoi cast for the most beloved ballet in the classical canon.

Prince Siegfried is summoned by his parents to choose a bride. Encountering a mysterious swan-woman, Odette, by the lake he is captivated by her, but his vow of eternal love to her will have irreversible consequences.

Tchaikovsky’s essential masterpiece returns with a new cast for the most beloved ballet in the classical canon. Technically challenging and filled with vibrant emotion, with a stunning and world-famous corps de ballet in perfect unison, the legendary love story between Prince Siegfried and the dual personalities Odette/Odile, born at the Bolshoi Theatre, is a must-see.

Broadcast live via satellite.

A six-week visual tour through Graham Greene’s life on screen – from adaptation to biography – and beyond.

Graham Greene is an author whose reputation has been cemented by the many screen versions of his novels. This six-week course will take you on a visual tour of his work on the page and the screen, and chart his position as a forerunner of modern movie adaptations.

Phil Grabsky's funny, heart-warming and inspirational film delves deep into the life and work of this much-loved composer, with contributions from some of the world's leading classical musicians.

Chopin’s grave in Paris remains a place of pilgrimage and his music continues to sell out concert halls worldwide.

But who exactly was this man who was terrified of public performance, who fled his Polish homeland for Paris never to return, took up with the most notorious transvestite in France, rarely gave public performances and, despite a life of ill-health, wrote some of the deepest and most powerful music ever written? How exactly did a young Polish boy rise to such heady heights?

For four years, award-winning filmmaker Phil Grabsky travelled the globe in his quest to lay bare the life and music of Chopin. Some of the world’s best musicians provide the music, including Leif Ove Andsnes, Daniel Barenboim, Ronald Brautigam and the Orchestra of the 18th Century.

Funny, heart-breaking, inspirational – this film has been called the first to really illustrate the true nature of this remarkable and still widely-loved composer.

Join Alan Seaman for this 6-week countdown of the top 30 foreign language films, a voted for by over 200 international film critics. Will your favourite be there?

The 30 greatest films according to who? BBC Culture's 2018 poll of 209 critics in 43 different countries, that's who!

The top 100 featured films by 67 different directors, from 24 countries, and in 19 languages. The poll asked critics to vote for their favourite films made primarily in a language other than English and over these six  weeks we'll be analysing the top 30. In reverse order, naturally.

Jonas Kaufmann performs with the Prague Philharmonia orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Jochen Rieder, for a deeply personal tribute to the world-famous melodies from the birthplace of waltz and operetta.

Jonas Kaufmann: My Vienna is the star tenor's deeply personal tribute to the world famous melodies from the birthplace of waltz and operetta.

Filmed live in the magical setting of the Wiener Konzerthaus, the concert features popular Viennese music from Die Fledermaus and Wienerblut by Johann Strauss and Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow, plus many classic songs inspired by the city of Vienna.

Jonas Kaufmann performs with the Prague Philharmonia orchestra under the baton of Maestro Jochen Rieder, and is joined by the internationally acclaimed soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen.

Alexei Ratmansky's dramatic and fresh re-telling of Shakespeare's tragic love story, accompanied by Prokofiev's stunningly cinematic score.

Despite their families being merciless enemies, Romeo and Juliet are deeply in love. The rivalry between the Capulets and the Montagues will cost Mercutio’s life, leading Romeo to seek vengeance for the loss of his friend…

The star-crossed lovers’ tragic fate inspired Prokofiev to create a remarkable cinematic score, from the delicate theme of Juliet to the ominous Dance of the Knights.

Bolshoi stars Ekaterina Krysanova and Vladislav Lantratov wholly embody the two eternal lovers in Alexei Ratmansky’s stunning evocation of love at first sight.

Phil Grabsky’s biographical account of Haydn’s life is a visual and aural extravaganza, including breath-taking performances by some of the world’s most celebrated musicians.

Phil Grabsky’s biographical account of Haydn’s life is a visual and aural extravaganza, including breath-taking performances by some of the world’s most celebrated musicians. By speaking to some of the greatest exponents of Haydn’s music, this film redresses the balance and sheds light on the master and his work.

Haydn’s life spanned from the end of the Baroque period to Napoleon’s invasion of Vienna, outliving his younger friend Mozart. He was one of the most prolific composers,

producing more than 100 symphonies, 64 quartets, 16 extant operas, 51 piano sonatas and the oratorios ‘The Creation’ and ‘The Seasons’.

Through intimate and revealing interviews with experts and detailed extracts from Haydn’s personal recollections, the audience gains tremendous insight not only into Haydn’s music, but an appreciation of the artist himself.

The emphasis of the film is on the performance and interpretation of the works of Haydn – the composer both Mozart and Beethoven looked up to.

This beautifully crafted film explores the Easter story as depicted in art, from the time of the early Christians to the present day.

The story of Christ’s death and resurrection has dominated Western culture for the past 2000 years. It is perhaps the most significant historical event of all time, as recounted by the gospels but, equally, as depicted by the greatest artists in history.

From the triumphant to the savage, the ethereal to the tactile, some of Western civilisation’s greatest artworks focus on this pivotal moment. This beautifully crafted film explores the Easter story as depicted in art, from the time of the early Christians to the present day.

Shot on location in Jerusalem, United States and throughout Europe, the film explores the different ways artists have depicted the Easter story through the ages, and thus depicts the history of us all.

A unique occasion to enjoy the genius of the celebrated choreographer George Balanchine's visually captivating work, performed by some of the world’s most dazzling dancers.

This opulent triptych was inspired by choreographer George Balanchine’s visit to the famous jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels on New York’s Fifth Avenue, celebrating the cities and dance schools of Paris, New York and St Petersburg, each bound to its own precious stone: emerald, ruby and diamond.

Balanchine built an homage of captivating beauty to the three dance schools that had forged his style, each represented by a contrasting gemstone. Jewels offers a unique occasion to enjoy the genius of this choreographer’s visually captivating work performed by some of the world’s most dazzling dancers.

Broadcast live via satellite.

★★★★ – Guardian. A mad world of mad kings, teetering on the brink of disaster – Shakespeare’s rarely performed tale of a nation in turmoil vibrates with modern resonance in this vivid new RSC production.

"★★★★ – Engrossing... thrilling... spellbinding" – Guardian

"★★★★ – Bombastic and stylish" – The Stage

Richard the Lionheart is dead. His brother John is King of England.

Threatened from all sides by Europe, the English noblemen, and even his own family, King John will stop at nothing to keep hold of his crown.

Shakespeare’s rarely performed tale of a nation in turmoil vibrates with modern resonance in this vivid new production by director Eleanor Rhode in her debut at the RSC.

A new play by Lucy Kirkwood, starring Maxine Peake. England, 1759, and a young woman's life is in the hands of 12 women who must decide whether she should hang for murder.

One life in the hands of 12 women.

Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Halley’s comet, a young woman is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder.

When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of 12 matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she’s telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose. With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst.

James Macdonald (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) directs Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything, Funny Cow) and Ria Zmitrowicz (Three Girls, Mr. Selfridge) in this bold and gripping thriller from Tony Award-nominated writer Lucy Kirkwood (Chimerica, Skins).

Broadcast live from the National Theatre in London.

This new RSC production imagines a world where the ghosts of fascist Europe collide with the horrors of The Handmaid’s Tale as King Leontes rips his family apart with his jealousy.

Set across a 16-year span from Mad Men to the moon landings, this new production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale imagines a world where the ghosts of fascist Europe collide with horrors of The Handmaid’s Tale, before washing up on a joyful seashore.

King Leontes rips his family apart with his jealousy, but grief opens his heart. Will he find the child he abandoned before it is too late?

A moving new production directed by deputy artistic director Erica Whyman.

Enjoy the conclusion of the Berliner Philharmoniker 2019/20 Live season with Gustavo Dudamel conducting Mahler’s powerful Symphony No 2 in C minor, “Resurrection”.

Enjoy the conclusion of the Berliner Philharmoniker 2019/20 Live season with Gustavo Dudamel conducting Mahler’s powerful Symphony No 2 in C minor, “Resurrection”.

Broadcast live from Berlin, this spectacular season finale concert will feature exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews and insights into the programme.

This highly engaging film takes us on a journey through the life of one of most iconic female artists, to seek a deeper understanding of the real Frida Kahlo.

“I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.”

This highly engaging film takes us on a journey through the life of one of the most prevalent female icons, Frida Kahlo – a prolific self-portraitist who used the canvas as a mirror through all stages of her turbulent and, at times, tragic life.  

Through interviews, commentary and Frida’s own words, Exhibition on Screen uncovers that, in fact, hers was not a life defined by tragedy.

Featuring key exhibitions and interviews with world-renowned Kahlo curators, Exhibition on Screen explores the extraordinary symbolism and themes in these personal canvases to seek a deeper understanding of the real Frida Kahlo.

Using cinema to take an up-close and intimate look at her works we examine this great artist, displaying a treasure trove of colour and a feast of vibrancy on screen. This personal and intimate film offers privileged access to her works and highlights the source of her feverish creativity, her resilience and her unmatched lust for life, men, women, politics and her cultural heritage.

We might think we already know Frida Kahlo – the image of floral crowns, big brows and folk style clothing have made her a muse to generations – but what lies beneath the surface of this intensely passionate woman?

Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, a fairytale farce of everyday miracles, mistaken identity and double vision sees a man arrives in a strange town only to find that everyone knows his name, but thinks he’s someone else.

A man arrives in a strange town only to find that everyone knows his name, but thinks he’s someone else.

“So I to find a mother and a brother

In quest of them, unhappy, lose myself”

How do any of us really know who we are? A man arrives in a strange town only to find that everyone knows his name, but thinks he’s someone else. A woman wonders why her husband is not the man he was, but starts to rather like it. Confusion mounts as everyone uncouples from themselves. Will they ever find themselves again? And do they really want to?

Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, a fairytale farce of everyday miracles, mistaken identity and double vision, is directed by comedy master Phillip Breen (The Provoked Wife 2019, The Hypocrite 2017, The Merry Wives of Windsor 2012).

Miles Jupp will make his RSC debut as Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors.

Forced to flee his native land, Pericles becomes a refugee at the mercy of sea and strangers in the RSC production of Shakespeare’s touching and hopeful tale of loss and reconciliation.

Director Blanche McIntyre returns to the RSC after her acclaimed Titus Andronicus (2017) and The Two Noble Kinsmen (2016).

Forced to flee his native land, Pericles becomes a refugee at the mercy of sea and strangers. Scarred by the heartbreaking loss of family and home, he submits to the rhythms of the ocean in the hope of a miracle.

Located in a familiar world of precarious journeys and treacherous alliances, this is Shakespeare’s touching and hopeful tale of loss and reconciliation.

Filmed over four years, award-winning director Phil Grabsky follows leading concert pianist Leif Ove Andsnes’s attempt to understand and interpret one of the greatest sets of works for piano ever written: Beethoven’s five piano concertos.

Filmed over the course of four years, award-winning director Phil Grabsky follows leading concert pianist Leif Ove Andsnes’ attempt to understand and interpret one of the greatest sets of works for piano ever written: Beethoven’s five piano concertos.

Considered one of the top pianists of the age, Leif Ove Andsnes offers rare insights into the mind of a world-class pianist and access to his personal and professional life.

Against the wonderful background of Leif Ove playing these five pieces, we also show how these works offer a new and fresh way of examining Beethoven’s life and work.

Leif Ove Andsnes’s own life as a pianist is also revealed, and despite knowing and performing all the great composers, he concludes after this major project with Beethoven’s piano concerti – and a world-wide

sell-out tour – that the greatest composer in history is indeed Ludwig van Beethoven.