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In early 20th century Vienna, Stefan Brand is in the process of fleeing on the eve of a duel he wants no part of. However, before he can do so, he receives an anonymous letter from an unknown woman. Stefan is deeply moved by what he reads and starts to realize that the letter's author is Lisa Berndl, a young woman he's known but disregarded for most of his life.
22) Fingers
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"Jimmy Fingers lives in two worlds. In one, he's a supremely talented pianist with Carnegie Hall aspirations. In the other, he's a brutal collector who violently squeezes anyone who reneges on debts owed [to] his mobbish, loan-shark father. Jimmy is a house divided. His dual life will come crashing in on him"--Container.
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Prince plays Christopher Tracy, an American musician living on the French Riviera and on the bank accounts of bored divorcees. The money is good but not good enough, so Christopher sets out to woo and marry a lovely young heiress. But he didn't count on confronting the heiress' enraged father, or falling in love.
25) The competition
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Two young competitors at one of the world's most important music awards defy the rivalry that should exist between them and fall in love. He knows that this may be his last chance for success, and she is the protege of a famous teacher who warns her to stay away from romance, so the competition tests the strength of their love.
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Deutsch
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Jenny is young, but her life is over. She has been locked up in a women's prison for killing someone, and she would do it again. Buried beneath her impenetrable facade, however, Jenny has an invaluable musical talent. When 80 year-old piano teacher Traude Krueger discovers the girl's terrible secret, her raging brutality and her dreams, she makes it her mission to retransform Jenny into the musical wunderkind she once was.
27) Intermezzo
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Swedish
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Anita Hoffman, an aspiring classical pianist, falls in love with a famed, but married, concert violinist. Their passionate affair has deep and unanticipated consequences for them both, and for Anita, the affair also stirs a crisis of conscience.--Container.
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日本語
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Fall in love with the enchanting tale of Deemo, a mysterious, lonely character who lives in solitude, playing the piano in a castle. One day a girl who has lost her memory falls from the sky. Wanting to help her recover her memories and return to her world, Deemo discovers that a tree kept atop the piano will grow whenever the piano is played. But if Deemo succeeds in helping her, will the loss of her companionship prove to be too much? This gentle,...
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Français
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Set in eighteenth century Vienna, this is the true story of Maria Theresia von Paradis, a gifted piano player and friend of Mozart, who lost her eyesight as a child. Desperate to cure their talented daughter, her parents entrust Maria to Dr. Mesmer. With the doctor's innovative technique using magnetism, Maria slowly recovers her sight. But this miracle comes at a price as Maria progressively starts to lose her gift for music.
30) The desert song
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English
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A mysterious man works as a cabaret piano player to hide his identity as the leader of a fight against the Nazis' construction of a vital North African railroad. Then a strawberry-blonde songstress catches his eye. Kathryn Grayson and Gordon MacRae star in this 1952 version of the musical adventure.
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Criterion collection volume 544 - 550
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English
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[Head] An exciting kaleidoscope of surreal vignettes set to music, this fast-paced film takes a psychedelic look at the pop phenomenon called the Monkees as they shatter their pre-fab image. A technically innovative rock musical.
[Easy rider] Two motorcyclists travel across the U.S. in search of the real America, encountering along the way its big cities and small towns, a hippie commune, and drugs and sex in New Orleans.
[Five easy pieces] Character...
32) Those people
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English
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A young painter finds the man of his dreams in an older pianist from across the globe who is secretly in love with his manipulative best friend.
33) Beyond the walls
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Français
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When Paulo, a young pianist, meets Ilir, a lone bass player, it's love at first sight. Confronted by his girlfriend, Paulo finds himself out on the streets and soon living with Ilir. After Paulo promises Ilir that he will love him forever, Ilir leaves town for a concert and never comes back. It is a heartbreaking examination of the thrills, sacrifices, and disappointments of falling in love.
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A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
La La Land (PG-13) (2016) (128 min.): A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. This original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing dreams.
Sweeney Todd (R) (2007) (116 min.): Based on the award-winning musical, this is the story of a man who was unjustly sent to prison and now, with the help of his diabolical meat-pie-making...
37) God of the piano
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עברית
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God of the piano: Anat has never been able to reach her father's exacting musical standards, and now her family's hope of producing a musical prodigy rests on her unborn son. When the baby is born deaf, she cannot accept it and resorts to extreme measures to ensure that her child will be the composer that her father always wanted. But when the boy grows up indifferent to his destiny as a great pianist, Anat will have to stand up to her father, and...
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English
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Domineering maestro Leopold exerts a Svengali-like control over Myra, a talented young pianist. Frustrated by Leopold's domineering nature, the girl abandons her professional career and marries a humble farmer. Years later, haunted by regret, Myra returns to face her former mentor, to prove that she was, and continues to be, a better musician than he ever credited her with being.
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A tenant gives her high-strung landlord a new lease on life in this sparkling romantic comedy. When his business manager buys Eric Phillips an apartment house as an investment, the uptight concert pianist reluctantly agrees to inspect it. His snooty manner soon changes when he meets tenant Polly Haines, a perky photographer's model who decides to show the long-sheltered performer there's more to life than just music.
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