Beethoven has been dead for 200 years.
Leve Beethoven!
Although he was already dead before he was born
but that is…
well his life, a battle against death.
Filip Peeters, Damiaan De Schrijver, Ann Miller, and Joris Van den Brande bring the classical composer back to life. Although he didn't like that. Classical. He was rather modern. Back then. Revolutionary.
But what was modern yesterday is yesterday's news today. Fortunately, he will still be there tomorrow,
because Beethoven remains beautiful. Even though he has been dead for so long.
“Most people are afraid to be human
They walk around their whole lives with the same face
That is why there is art
In it, we become truly human
In art
and war
The masks fall off”
A man who stubbornly tries to be his authentic self, desperately looking for beauty and meaning. A tormented mind, a big heart, a sick body.
“I am satisfied with almost nothing,
I find it all bad.
That is why I think I am
so good.”
Filip Peeters is a renowned Flemish actor, known for his versatile roles in both Belgian and German film and television productions. He broke through in the 90s and gained great fame with roles in series like ‘Wittekerke’ and films like ‘De hel van Tanger’ (‘The Hell of Tangier’). Besides acting, he also made his debut as a film director in 2015 with ‘Wat mannen willen’ (‘What Men Want’).