A PIANO TALE

A conflict between a classical pianist and a jazz pianist.

short film

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.
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.

World premiere: Venice Film Festival 2002.

Writer/director: Benjamin Holmsteen
Classical pianist: Katrine Gislinge
Jazz pianist: Nikolaj Hess

W. A. Mozart: piano sonata No.11 A dur K331 - rondo/allegretto alla turca / a la turca / Turkish March
Tori Amos: Silent All These Years.

In loving memory of Astrid Lindgren.
Her childish wisdom was an inspiration to this film.

Produced via Zentropa Productions and The Danish Filminstitute.

More info:
www.holmsteen.dk +
www.myspace.com/benjaminholmsteen

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• classical
• jazz
• pianist
• tori
• amos
• wolfgang
• amadé
• amadeus
• mozart
• shortfilm
• benjamin
• holmsteen
• piano
• poetry
• astrid
• lindgren

[tzrmike]

the boy should have got a gun shot the girl in the head and carried on playing the jazz, because his sounds way better than her!?!?!?!?!?

[wam000]

We did that, but the producer wouldn't allow us to use that take.

[wam000]

The beginning of the film IS the beginning stanzas of Tori's Silent All These Years - as written in the credits. A cadeau to Tori.

;o)

[itedin]

very funny. they shoulda done more hand tangling, and blocking eachother. cool concept.

[wam000]

I agree.

[Clavat03]

the beginning of the woman's playing reminds me of "Silent all these years" by Tori Amos... anyone else? XD But apart from that : Stunning!!

[wam000]

Correct. The beginning is a cadeau to Tori's Silent All These Years. (Also mentioned in the credits.)

:o)

[EinbeinigerLee]

one of the best I've ever seen

[dyanf1]

i love it

[14ihatemath]

cool

[GisellaHart]

might I just point out that Mozart, one of the most astounding classical composers ever was famous for his improvisations?

[GisellaHart]

classic

[hanna5028]

4:46 - 5:00 AMAZING!! love it

[mariandelochs]

Brill! Bass hands play almost a basso continuo - Baroque jazz, if you will. :)

[kojilee1983]

i LUVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV  this film!!

[xXTaishanXx]

Das ist ohne zweifel nahezu perfekt gespielt...schade nur, dass gerade der knifflige Teil jeweils aussen vor gelassen wird ;)

[xXTaishanXx]

ewig langes intro...gäähn....anfachngs dacht ich ja nicht, das da noch was kommt...ich spiele selbt klavier, nicht alzuschlecht *hust*

was zu 2t machbar ist....geil ^^

[funkuchen2]

:D funny