7.5
Jules and Jim
1962
“I teach not only how to play, but how to live.”
Madame Sousatzka (1988)
October 14, 19882h 2mEN
6.9
22 votes
Overview
In London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka takes on a new prize protégé, Manek, a teenage Bengali immigrant who displays incredible talent. Manek forms a close bond with his teacher, but soon discovers that she expects her pupils to become disciplined in all areas of life, and not just behind the piano. As he struggles to meet the challenges, Manek must also deal with his mother, who vies with his teacher for his attention.
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John SchlesingerWhere to Watch
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7.0Luckily for “Manek” (Navin Chowdhry), he has a school teacher who knows a prodigy when she sees one, and so recommends to his recently single-mother “Sushila” (Shabana Azmi) that she send him to the eponymous piano teacher (Shirley MacLaine). She’s rather an eccentric woman but she instantly recognises that this lad has skills - and, that he has a few issues too. As his home life becomes more strained and his mum’s business goes down the tubes he begins to lose focus. That’s only made worse by her upstairs neighbour “Jenny” (Twiggy) with whom he becomes just a little bit obsessed. It may be th…
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