Pianiste

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Concert

On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note.

poster Ballet Mécanique

Ballet Mécanique

19mn - Documentary, Fantasy

A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with a few moments of solitude in a garden.

poster Broken Strings

Broken Strings

60mn - Music, Drama

After noted violinist Arthur Williams suffers a hand injury which ends his playing career, his hopes are transferred to his son, who prefers swing music to classical.

poster The Melomaniac

The Melomaniac

3mn - Comedy, Music

The leader of a marching band demonstrates an unusual way of writing music.

poster The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac

113mn - Crime, Drama, Horror

A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.

poster Touch the Sound

Touch the Sound

99mn - Documentary, Music

A documentary which explores the connections among sound, rhythm, time, and the body by following percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who is nearly deaf.

poster The Dying Swan

The Dying Swan

After being betrayed by her playboy lover, a heartbroken mute young woman joins a ballet company; during a performance of “The Dying Swan,” she enraptures a painter obsessed with portraying death genuinel…

poster Dangerous Moves

Dangerous Moves

110mn - Drama, Thriller

During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.

poster Onésime's Theatrical Debut

Onésime's Theatrical Debut

Onésime came down and threw himself on stage, starting into the great aria at which he excelled. We must say, in respect for the truth, that he earned what critics calls "the estimated success": Onésime, …

poster Interlude

Interlude

A young female journalist in London falls in love with a married orchestra conductor.

poster Sitting on the Moon

Sitting on the Moon

66mn - Comedy, Drama

A successful songwriter and a struggling singer become involved professionally and romantically on the road to stardom.

poster The Tenth Symphony

The Tenth Symphony

Composer Enrid Damor knows nothing of the past life of his new wife Eve Dinant : she lived as a debauchee with an adventurer, Fred Ryce. Fred Ryce meets Damor's daughter, Claire, and tries to marries her.…

poster Accordion Player

Accordion Player

1mn - Documentary

The last remaining film of Le Prince's LPCCP Type-1 MkII single-lens camera is a sequence of frames of his son, Adolphe Le Prince, playing a diatonic button accordion. It was recorded on the steps of the …

poster Writing Backwards

Writing Backwards

Félicien Trewey performs a trick by writing backwards the words "Ladies and gentlemen, my grateful thanks" on a board.

poster The Ballet Master's Dream

The Ballet Master's Dream

2mn - Comedy, Fantasy

It's late in the evening, and the ballet master's bed has been prepared for him. But he cannot take his mind off of his work, and instead of going to sleep he paces the floor and tries out dance steps. Fi…

poster As Curas do Professor Mozart

As Curas do Professor Mozart

24mn - Documentary

poster Command Performance

Command Performance

84mn - Music, Drama

The Street Singer abandons his successful stage career when his voice weakens, seeking solace among gypsies where he discovers love with a woman who doesn't recognize his celebrity.

poster Time Out for Rhythm

Time Out for Rhythm

75mn - Comedy, Music

A producer and his partner clash over two women in show business.

poster Der Jongleur

Der Jongleur

1mn - Documentary

A man performs tricks on a theatre stage with a bowler hat and a billiards ball in equilibrium on his arms and body.

poster Princess Tam Tam

Princess Tam Tam

77mn - Drama, Comedy

A French novelist passes off an African shepherdess as a princess.

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