The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
Movie | |
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German title | The piano tuner of the earthquake |
Original title | The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes |
Country of production |
Germany , Great Britain , France |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2005 |
length | 99 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director |
Stephen Quay , Timothy Quay |
script |
Alan Passes , Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay |
production | Hengameh Panahi |
music | Christopher Slaski |
camera | Nicholas D. Knowland |
cut | Simon Laurie |
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The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (Alternate title: The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes) is a German - British - French Fantasy - Drama from the year 2005 . Directed by the Brothers Quay , who wrote the script together with Alan Passes .
action
The opera singer Malvina van Stille is supposed to get married the following day. She celebrates at a reception and is welcomed by Dr. Emmanuel Droz killed. He brings the corpse to an island in his castle and invites the piano tuner Felisberto Fernandez to tune in seven of the scientist's devices. Dr. Droz wants to use the devices to preserve the singer's voice forever. Fernandez meets the housekeeper of the scientist Assumpta, whom he finds attractive.
Reviews
Kristine McKenna compared the film in the Los Angeles Times on December 1, 2006 with Eraserhead by David Lynch and with the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm . He is "hypnotizing" and shows the obsession of the "diabolical" Dr. Droz.
The film service wrote that the film was an "aesthetically appealing, genre, media and generic science fiction fantasy, the visual gimmicks of which are not free from mannerisms". However, it would be "sometimes overwhelmed by too many metaphors and quotations". The “subtle use of cultural references” compensated for the “ exhausted artistry” in part.
Awards
The directors received two special awards at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2005 and were nominated for the Golden Leopard . In addition, the film was nominated for the Chlotrudis Award in 2007 for best visual design .
backgrounds
The film was shot in Leipzig . It celebrated its world premiere on August 9, 2005 at the Locarno International Film Festival . On September 9, 2005, it was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival , and numerous film festival appearances followed. It was released in German cinemas on August 17, 2006. The fantasy drama grossed around 28,000 US dollars in selected US cinemas .
Web links
- The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes at Metacritic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Film review by Kristine McKenna , accessed September 23, 2008
- ^ The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed September 23, 2008
- ^ Filming locations for The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes , accessed September 23, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes , accessed September 23, 2008
- ^ Box office / business for The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes , accessed September 23, 2008