I teach not only how to play, but how to live.
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.
- 6.9
- 1988
- Released
- 2h 2m
Shirley MacLaine
Madame Yuvline Sousatzka
Navin Chowdhry
Manek Sen
Shabana Azmi
Sushila Sen
Peggy Ashcroft
Lady Emily
Twiggy
Jenny
Leigh Lawson
Ronnie Blum
Geoffrey Bayldon
Mr. Cordle
Lee Montague
Vincent Pick
Greg Ellis
Tarek
Robert Rietti
Leo Milev
Katharine Schlesinger
Piano Student
Stephen Webber
School Teacher
Released
en
- #london, england
- #based on novel or book
- #child prodigy
- #pianist
Reviews
Luckily 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 stra