Country: AUS/GB
Technical: col 106m
Director: Scott Hicks
Cast: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, John Gielgud
Synopsis:
A mentally disabled Australian Jew is trained by his overbearing father from an early age to devote himself to the piano. As an adult, he enjoys a brief international career before he is brought low by Rachmaninov's 3rd concerto, but he marries his therapist and finally achieves some sort of balance in his life.
Review:
A dazzling display of technique by director and star, this structurally disciplined biopic manages to say something about music and be drolly entertaining in spite of its sometimes dramatic emotional impact.
Country: AUS/GB
Technical: col 106m
Director: Scott Hicks
Cast: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, John Gielgud
Synopsis:
A mentally disabled Australian Jew is trained by his overbearing father from an early age to devote himself to the piano. As an adult, he enjoys a brief international career before he is brought low by Rachmaninov's 3rd concerto, but he marries his therapist and finally achieves some sort of balance in his life.
Review:
A dazzling display of technique by director and star, this structurally disciplined biopic manages to say something about music and be drolly entertaining in spite of its sometimes dramatic emotional impact.
