I wanted to start a thread on films about or associated with piano that people would recommend.I'll start with two of my favorites- "Shine" (Geoffrey Rush) and The Pianist (Adrien Brody).
"Attack of the Fifty-Foot Arpeggio."
"Attack of the Fifty-Foot Arpeggio."Followed by "The Pianist" with Isabelle Huppert -- the ONLY horror/porn movie about a pianist. Not to be missed.
??
There's also a thriller movie about piano playing called "The Page Turner"
The movie is called 'the piano', not the pianist horror indeed, dont watch it if you love being a musician.
I screwed up here. The horror/porn movie with Isabelle Huppert (directed by Austrian Michael Haneke) is called "The Piano Teacher" NOT "The Pianist."
The original title is "La Pianiste" (the language of the movie is French) but it is neither a horror nor a porn movie. Not a movie for the faint of heart but a good movie nonetheless. The actress really played the piano in the movie by the way.
The Piano Teacher is the "horror porn" movie. That's actually a bit of an overstatement. It's certainly quite disturbing, but I wouldn't say it's a porn flick. It's a harrowing tale of obsession/jealousy with some sex here and there. I loved one critic's response: "I'll never think of Schubert in quite the same way again."
There is a movie called "The Pianist". Here's a link to it, with music and pics. A true story. The book has been translated into 35 different languages.All Chopin music.https://www.szpilman.net/
A truly wretched movie -- I hated every minute of it. Couldn't help noticing, though, that it had a lot in common with The Glass Menagerie -- you've got the Mother, the Daughter, and the Gentleman Caller. Except that this one featured broken glass...
Even after more than 75 years, the all-time piano movie has still got to be Laurel & Hardy's "The Music Box."yd
Roman Polanski is probably my favorite director... amazing.
I'll start with two of my favorites- "Shine" (Geoffrey Rush) and The Pianist (Adrien Brody).
Isn't he that child molester?
there's a movie about a gangster-type, drives a convertible, always carries a stereo on his shoulder, and plays decent piano. from memory, it's probably from the 70's or early 80's. anyone got an idea?
Maybe thisRecent french remake