Description: Ten year-old Melanie has a special gift for the piano. But during her entrance recital for the Conservatory, she is distracted by the thoughtless behavior of Ariane, a well-known concert pianist. Melanie fails the exam and decides to give up the piano forever…
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Rating: - Truly Missed Opportunity
You know, France has made many excellent thrillers with psychological depth underlying its apparently incredible, but still intriguing plot like "Les Diaboliques." If "La Tourneuse de pages" had been directed by someone like Henri-Georges Clouzot or Claude Chabrol, it might have been a great thriller As it is, we have to be content with the so-so direction of Denis Dercourt, who knows how to show the details of each scene, but not of the story.
[MILD SPOLIER INCLUDED IN THIS PARAGRAPH] The story is interesting. A young, quiet girl Melanie, daughter of a local butcher, wanted to be a pianist. But her dream was shattered because of the inconsiderate behavior of one juror during the competition. Well, that's how she thinks. Years later, grown-up Melanie shows up before the very person (who herself is a pianist) as a part-time nanny, and then sits by her as "page turner.".
Rating: - Revenge is sweet but the script is confused
An young ambitious pianist is thwarted at a competition by disinterest on the part of a judge and years later gets revenge on everyone that is close to the judge. The plot could have been more amusing, more complicated (many missed opportunities) Still it was enjoyable
Rating: - When music doesn't charm a savage beast
The film begins with 10-year-old Melanie Prouvost's preparations for a piano recital that could win her a place in a prestigious Parisian conservatory. She informs her working-class parents that she will quit the piano if she doesn't succeed. During the audition, a judge is asked for an autograph and this distraction causes Melanie to flub her piece. Angered by this perceived slight and convinced of her lost opportunity, she forever gives up her ambition. The story fast-forwards to ten years later and Melanie is now an intern in a law firm. She overhears her boss saying that his son needs a nanny. Melanie gets the job. We find out that the boss' wife is none other than the judge who caused her to fumble at the recital, Ariane Fouchecourt, a renowned pianist. Ariane is a fragile woman whose confidence at concerts eroded after an auto accident. Melanie ingratiates herself with Ariane and the life of the Bourgeoisie ... Read More
Rating: - interesting but slow
A 10 year old piano student shows promising talent and enters a contest, but doesn't win. Several years later, she meets the lady (Catherine Frot) that made her lose. She gets her revenge by becoming her page turner.
Interesting plot. Decent acting. A little slow, too slow at times.
The psychology of the girl isn't explored as much as it could have.
Still not a bad movie. Just don't watch it if you expect a lot of action; there isn't much.
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