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Ludvig_Van_Me

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I was watching a trailer for 'the pianist' and .........

on: January 05, 2005, 05:28:09 AM

....I noticed something strange.

The guy was playing chopin's Nocturne 20 and he was trilling with his left hand! what?

My have come to the conclusion that the images are mirrored for ......um..some reason.

I would be able to confirm this if only I could make out the writing on the piano to see if it's written backwards,

Heres a pic:

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/chopoo.jpg

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Ludvig_Van_Me

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Re: I was watching a trailer for 'the pianist' and .........

Reply #1 on: January 05, 2005, 05:54:07 AM

could he be using a left handed piano?

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Re: I was watching a trailer for 'the pianist' and .........

Reply #2 on: January 05, 2005, 07:07:51 AM

The image is mirrored. Look at the last keys on the keyboard, set of three black keys and then the C key.

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Re: I was watching a trailer for 'the pianist' and .........

Reply #3 on: January 05, 2005, 08:00:39 AM

Quote from: faulty_Damper on January 05, 2005, 07:07:51 AM

The image is mirrored. Look at the last keys on the keyboard, set of three black keys and then the C key.

Good eye... you're right!

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Re: I was watching a trailer for 'the pianist' and .........

Reply #4 on: January 05, 2005, 08:01:31 AM

What's the URL for this trailer?

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Re: I was watching a trailer for 'the pianist' and .........

Reply #5 on: January 05, 2005, 12:54:07 PM

Quote from: Ludvig_Van_Me on January 05, 2005, 05:54:07 AM

could he be using a left handed piano?

A left handed piano in an abandoned house in a devastated village in the middle of the war? Now that's what I call luck.

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Ludvig_Van_Me

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Re: I was watching a trailer for 'the pianist' and .........

Reply #6 on: January 05, 2005, 02:09:06 PM

Yeah, what are the chances!?

Jews get all the breaks

EDIT: Can I say that?

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Ludvig_Van_Me

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Re: I was watching a trailer for 'the pianist' and .........

Reply #7 on: January 05, 2005, 02:11:32 PM

Quote from: jlh on January 05, 2005, 08:01:31 AM

What's the URL for this trailer?

This is the trailer I got it from, (12.2 Mb)

https://a772.g.akamai.net/5/772/51/bb7908ab01e722/1a1a1aaa2198c627970773d80669d84574a8d80d3cb12453c02589f25382f668c9329e0375e8177dec4fc43796fc61c236ab1d82f524980065c4349dfe6cd548bc/the_pianist-tlr_m480.mov

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Re: I was watching a trailer for 'the pianist' and .........

Reply #8 on: January 05, 2005, 03:41:53 PM

Ludwig - Jews also do have some sense of humor (most of us anyway... I think...).

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Ludvig_Van_Me

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Re: I was watching a trailer for 'the pianist' and .........

Reply #9 on: January 05, 2005, 05:19:37 PM

Quote from: Motrax on January 05, 2005, 03:41:53 PM

Ludwig - Jews also do have some sense of humor (most of us anyway... I think...).

Oh good,

I had a bad feeling that it wouldn't have been 'Got' and it would lead to a banning.

I have been banned from other forums for less, blast my English ironic humour.

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Re: I was watching a trailer for 'the pianist' and .........

Reply #10 on: January 05, 2005, 06:26:38 PM

Quote from: Noah on January 05, 2005, 12:54:07 PM

A left handed piano in an abandoned house in a devastated village in the middle of the war? Now that's what I call luck.

um, that's not from the abandoned house.
that scene is from the radio station when he plays the nocturno...and yes, it's mirrored because the black keys are not arranged as 3-2-3... but 2-3-2 starting from the left to the right....as we all know

And I doubt it that left hand pianos could be used in a film.I mean, most of the greatest pianist play,played on "normal" pianos...
And in the "abandoned house in a devastated village" he plays the ballade in g-minor...
How can he be playing in a devastated house in the middle of the war wearing a fancy suit?
Oh come on.

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Re: I was watching a trailer for 'the pianist' and .........

Reply #11 on: January 05, 2005, 06:54:37 PM

Is that the scene where he plays the nocturne, or is it the scene where he plays the Ballade?

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Reply #12 on: January 06, 2005, 08:51:54 AM

So has anyone seen this movie? Is it any good?

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Re: I was watching a trailer for 'the pianist' and .........

Reply #13 on: January 06, 2005, 05:08:30 PM

I liked it.
It's not about the pianist "per-say"..., but I like it.

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