The Pianist (1998)
Original title: El pianista
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Mario Gas directed this music-themed Spanish drama set in Barcelona of the mid-'80s. When famed composer Lluis Doria (Laurent Terzieff) visits a transvestite club, he learns his lifelong friend Albert Rossell (Serge Reggiani) is the house pianist. A flashback takes the tale four decades into the past where the younger Rossell (Pere Ponce) rejoins Teresa (Paulina Galvez) after having spent years in prison for helping anti-Franco anarchists. The story continues into Paris of the '30s, the period when Doria and Rossell first met, sharing a mutual interest in music and Teresa, before civil war sent them in different directions.
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Jordi MollàDoria 20 años
Pere PonceRossell 20 / 30 años
Paulina GálvezTeresa 20 / 30 años
Mercè ArànegaLuisa
Marc MartínezYoung
Francesc OrellaQuintana
Vicky PeñaSra. Milhaud
Michel RobinFloreal
Serge ReggianiRossell mayor
Nadala BatisteTeresa mayor
Damià BarbanyPresentador
Dorotea BárcenaRamona BaqueroMovie DNA
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What is The Pianist about?
Mario Gas directed this music-themed Spanish drama set in Barcelona of the mid-'80s. When famed composer Lluis Doria (Laurent Terzieff) visits a transvestite club, he learns his lifelong friend Albert Rossell (Serge Reggiani) is the house pianist. A flashback takes the tale four decades into the past where the younger Rossell (Pere Ponce) rejoins Teresa (Paulina Galvez) after having spent years in prison for helping anti-Franco anarchists. The story continues into Paris of the '30s, the period when Doria and Rossell first met, sharing a mutual interest in music and Teresa, before civil war sent them in different directions.
How long is The Pianist?
The Pianist has a runtime of 90 minutes.