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By Benjamin Holmsteen

 

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Summary:

A lovely girl and a piano meet. She is nervous, but curious towards the other creature - the piano. And cautiously like a deer she approaches the piano. The girl and the piano slowly and carefully get to know one another.

 

 

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But suddenly a naughty boy intrudes the piano! "Who does he think he is!?" A conflict between a classical pianist and a jazz pianist... A meeting between two extremes... A meeting between two people, whom at first glance may seem as great individualists and perhaps have little in common, but if they try to communicate and understand each other, something beautiful can be born from their meeting... and still maintaining their own personalities.


La rencontre d'un piano et d'une fille charmante. Elle est un peu nerveuse, mais curieuse à l'égard du piano.
Précautionneusement, ils apprennent peu à peu à se connaître. Un garnement passe par là et entend la musique.
Il se rue sur le piano et se met à jouer un air, sans prendre conscience de la fille.

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A film about solving conflicts by respecting your opponent.

VIEW THE FILM

Classical pianist Katrine Gislinge. Jazz pianist Nikolaj Hess.

In loving memory of Astrid Lindgren (Nov. 14th 1907 - Jan. 28th 2002) Her childish wisdom was an inspiration to this film.

TECHNICAL DATA             

 

Original title    A Piano Tale
Director Benjamin Holmsteen
Producer Una Voetmann
Director of photography    Dirk Brüel
Sound mixer 
Sound editor
Lars Nissen
Niels Arrild
Screenwriter    Benjamin Holmsteen
Genre Piano poetry
Music originally by Tori Amos & Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
Length 8 minutes, no cuts
Screen ratio 2.35:1 cinemascope
Original format
 
HDCam (APT is the first HD film in Denmark according to Sony. HD is an advanced video format.
Star Wars I + II + III used HD.) 35 mm copies available.
Sound Dolby Digital
Language spoken none, only piano language
Country of origin Denmark
Audience All ages, all languages
Year of production 2002
World premiere Venice Film Festival 2002
Production company Zentropa Productions2
Avedøre Tværvej 10
DK-2650 Hvidovre
Denmark
Tel: +45 3686 8788
Fax: +45 3686 8789
Supported by Montana Furniture
The Danish Film Institute
Commissioning editor Allan Berg Nielsen
FESTIVAL CONTACT The Danish Film Institute
Gothersgade 55
DK-1123 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Tel: +45 3374 3400
Fax: +45 3374 3401

 

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