Ludwig van Beethoven Movies

Beethoven's opera Fidelio, conducted by Karl Böhm, featuring Gwyneth Jones as Leonore and James King as Florestan

Scenes in a foggy train station: a little boy and several adult figures can be seen. Underlaid with music.

Krystian Zimerman joined forces with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra last December in Beethoven’s five piano concertos....

Moments from a sophomore's life just before he leaves.

Renata's heroine silently walks through the fields, an autumn garden, an old mansion, an abandoned greenhouse to the lyric melody of Ludwig van...

Short movie

The sometimes profound, sometimes slightly sordid tale of Elena, a famous concert pianist who, as a child, was sexually assaulted by a circus clown...

When a man starts a new job as a college janitor, he is reminded of all that he has lost.

This animated coming-of-age story explores the familial, societal, and religious challenges a boy faces because of his sexual orientation.

Recording of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan playing Beethoven's 7th Symphony.

A concert-film using innovative cinematic techniques to set music to images. As conductor Herbert von Karajan didn't like the experimental style, he...

A short, stop-frame animation. The film uses puppets to tell Hans Christian Andersen's tale about the song of a nightingale heard by the little...

Part of the 'Classic Archive series, this programme features full-length, complete musical performances coupled with encore material as well as rare...