Regent’s series of free film screenings – open to all students – continues on Thursday with Amadeus, introduced by senior lecturer Benjamin Wolf.

Date: Thursday 11 October 2018

Time: 17:45

Location: Tuke Cinema

Peter Shaffer’s multi-award-winning story concerns the rivalry between two composers – Mozart and Salieri – and how one of them killed the other.

A tale of genius and jealousy, this film challenges our image of one of history’s great composers, and asks us to consider the connections between character and talent.

An unexpected success in 1984, this is a fascinating portrait of eighteenth-century Vienna, with a soundtrack provided by Mozart himself.

Historically inaccurate but visually compelling, this film brought Mozart’s music to a wide audience and cemented the public image of this great composer as a troubled but brilliant individual.

Is it true? Is it profound? See it for yourselves to find out.