Advantages: Excellent physcological study of character. Disadvantages: Grim, brutal, shocking scenes of a sexual nature.
The Piano Teacher
The Piano Teacher is a subtitled film of the Phycological Drama genre. Released in 2001 it is also known by it's French name La pianiste. Directed by Michael Haneke, it is based on the novel by Die Klavierspielerin which won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 2004.
Graphic in it's content this film delves into the darker side of sex, including fetishism, bondage, and sado/masochism. It also touches
on the delicate subject of genitalia self harm. This is not a light film, and is not recommended for family viewing. ~
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Synopsis
This is a tale revolving around a professor at a music conservatory in Vienna. Her name is Erica and she is played played by the wonderful actress Isabelle Huppert, Who has an impressive 75+ films under her belt. Erica is ...
Morning_Becomes_Electra 20.01.2008 (25.01.2008)
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Advantages: Excellent performances in a perfect setting Disadvantages: Very minor quibbles
performance practice...) he relishes the big tone of his Strad and isn'f afraid to dig in, use plenty of vibrato and even the occasional romantic portamenti (sliding from one note to another) for full effect. Yet, paradoxically - it is pure Mozart. The phrasing is spot on and he really understands the lyrical and rhythmic contrasts which make up Mozart;s style. His articulation means there is never any loss of clarity, even in the fastest passages and he's happy to merely accompany when his sister has the more important musical voice. It helps a lot that Orli Shaham is playing a Boesendorfer grand piano, which has a much mellower and more subtle sound than a percussive ahd metallic Steinway, making a perfect combination with her brother's Strad. She shares the same care in Mozartian phrasing and articulation. Fine musicians the pair of them ...
Advantages: interesting story, excellent acting, Disadvantages: expected more
I went into this movie knowing about the oscars it had won and having been recommended by several friends, I expected something good.
As a fan of period films, this movie is set in the 1850's, New Zealand. Ada (Holly Hunter) is a mute who with her young daughter Flora(Ann Paquin) braves the dangerous journey across the world. We see the movie start with them landing with all their belongings, including the priceless piano. Life begins in the leafy forest with her new Husband, Stewart (Sam Neill). Life is not what she expected in this remote area. Things take a turn for the worse when her new Husband sells her piano a neighbour, George (Harvey Keitel). George however, tells Ada she may earn back her piano by giving him piano lessons. Through the lessons, we see a turbulant but intreging relationship form.
This movie wasn't what I ...
rafomania 16.11.2009
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