In Nazi-occupied Paris, a young accompanist named Sophie Vasseur gets a job with famed singer Irene Brice. As Irene's husband Charles, a businessman collaborating with the Nazis, wrestles with his conscience, Sophie becomes obsessed with Irene, taking on the role of maid as well as accompanist, living life vicariously through Irene's triumphs and affairs.

Igor Levit: No Fear

2022

German

7.3

♡ 1

Regina Schilling Director

Marina Abramovic as Self

Wolfgang Schäuble as Self

Luisa Neubauer as Self

Igor Levit as Self

Follows the artist over two years as he explores his „life after Beethoven“, as he searches for his next challenge, his identity as an artist.

Madame Sousatzka

1988

English

6.6

♡ 6

78%

65%

Action

based on novel or book

John Schlesinger Director Twiggy

Twiggy as Jenny

Roger Hammond as Lefranc

Vernon Dobtcheff as Music Critic

Janine Duvitski as Woman

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.

Besieged

1998

Italian

6.8

♡ 1

75%

Bernardo Bertolucci Director

Claudio Santamaria as Agostino

David Thewlis as Jason Kinsky

Cyril Nri as Priest

Thandie Newton as Shandurai

While in exile in Italy, an African woman finds herself trying to get back home and free her imprisoned husband. But the only man that can help her do so is in love with her.

A Song to Remember

1945

English

6.6

♡ 3

53%

Charles Vidor Director

Cornel Wilde as Frédéric Chopin

Ian Wolfe as Pleyel's Clerk

Darren McGavin as Student

William Challee as Titus

Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. The professor takes him to Paris, where he eventually comes under the wing and influence of novelist George Sand and rises to prominence in the music world, to the exclusion of his old friends and patriotic feelings towards Poland.

Before I Hang

1940

English

6.1

♡ 3

45%

Nick Grinde Director

Don Beddoe as Capt. McGraw

Edward Earle as Dr. Nichols

Edward Van Sloan as Dr. Ralph Howard

Frank Richards as Otto Kron - Convict

Dr. John Garth conducting an innovative medical experiment aimed at prolonging life and combating aging. The experiment takes an unexpected turn, placing the doctor in a confrontation with the ethics of his work and the consequences of his research.

The Eddy Duchin Story

1956

English

6.8

♡ 2

55%

George Sidney Director

Frieda Inescort as Edith Wadsworth

George Ford as Nightclub Patron

Arthur Tovey as Nightclub Patron

Richard Crane as Seaman

The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.

The Hands of Orlac

1924

German

7.0

♡ 9

91%

Robert Wiene Director

Fritz Strassny as Der alle Orlac

Fritz Kortner as Nera

Conrad Veidt as Paul Orlac

Alexandra Sorina as Yvonne Orlac

A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.

The Mephisto Waltz

1971

English

6.1

♡ 19

63%

Paul Wendkos Director

Pamelyn Ferdin as Abby Clarkson

Curt Lowens as Agency Chief

Ethelreda Leopold as Party Guest

Jacqueline Bisset as Paula Clarkson

A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist Myles Clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso Duncan Ely. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in Myles until noticing that Myles' hands are ideally suited for piano. Suddenly, he can't get enough of his new friend, and Myles' wife, Paula, becomes suspicious of Duncan's intentions. Her suspicions grow when Duncan dies and Myles mysteriously becomes a virtuoso overnight.

Bill Evans: Time Remembered

2015

English

8.0

♡ 7

Bruce Spiegel Director

Tony Bennett as

Marty Morell as

Chuck Israels as

Debby Evans as Self

A biographical film featuring the music and times of Bill Evans with interviews from Tony Bennett, Jack Dejohnette, Billy Taylor, Paul Motian, Jon Hendricks, Orin Keepnews, Bobby Brookmeyer, Pat Evans and more, including family and friends who knew Bill Evans well.

BUtterfield 8

1960

English

6.3

♡ 9

47%

Daniel Mann Director

Rudy Bond as Big Man

Jeffrey Lynn as Bingham Smith

Susan Oliver as Norma

Richard X. Slattery as State Trooper

Gloria Wandrous, a promiscuous fashion model, falls in love with Weston Liggett, the hard drinking son of a working class family who has married into money.

The Seventh Veil

1945

English

6.7

♡ 3

57%

Compton Bennett Director

Ann Todd as Francesca

John Slater as James

Albert Lieven as Maxwell Leyden

James Mason as Nicholas

A concert pianist with amnesia fights to regain her memory.

Wetware

2018

English

3.6

50%

Jay Craven Director

Nicole Shalhoub as Carr

Jack Bulger as Extra

Matt Salinger as Mashita

Jerry O'Connell as Wendell Blaine

A bioengineering company releases a new product: Mungoes, human beings who have been stripped of all memories, feelings, and free will. They are stoic, docile, perfect for menial labor. The lead engineer, however, has bigger ideas for them, and begins secretly implanting them with artificial memories and emotions—and even the ability to love.

Attila Marcel

2013

French

7.0

♡ 4

79%

Sylvain Chomet Director

Michaël Vander-Meiren as Le bidasse

Anne Le Ny as Mme Proust

Guillaume Gouix as Paul / Attila Marcel

Bernadette Lafont as Tante Annie

Paul is a sweet man-child, raised — and smothered — by his two eccentric aunts in Paris since the death of his parents when he was a toddler. Now thirty-three, he still does not speak. Paul's aunts have only one dream for him: to win piano competitions. Although Paul practices dutifully, he remains unfulfilled until he submits to the interventions of his upstairs neighbour. Suitably named after the novelist, Madame Proust offers Paul a concoction that unlocks repressed memories from his childhood and awakens the most delightful of fantasies.

Edward and Caroline

1951

French

6.9

♡ 4

Jacques Becker Director

Jean Toulout as Herbert Barville

Jean Riveyre as Julien, le valet de chambre

Betty Stockfeld as Lucy Barville

Micheline Rolla as Une invitée

Newlyweds Edward & Caroline are preparing for an important evening when a quarrel over Caroline's dress sets off a series of domestic brouhahas.

Keys to the Heart

2018

Korean

7.4

♡ 9

80%

Sung-Hyun Choi Director

Ji-min Han as

Yuh-Jung Youn as In-Sook

Byung-hun Lee as Jo-Ha Kim

Park Ji-Yeon as Young In-Sook

An older brother is a washed-up boxer. His younger brother is a genius pianist with physical disability. The brothers make up through their mother who is full of stories of her past.

Idiot Prayer

2020

English

8.3

♡ 1

Nick Cave Director

Nick Cave as Self

Nick Cave performs solo at the piano in Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace, a film shot at the iconic London venue in June 2020.

Secret

2007

Chinese

7.5

♡ 7

86%

teacher student relationship

time travel

Jay Chou Director Alex Wu

Alex Wu as Music Teacher

Anthony Chau-Sang Wong as Sir Yip

Jay Chou as Ye Xiang Lun

Funky Tu as York

Ye Xiang Lun, a talented piano player is a new student at the prestigious Tamkang School. On his first day, he meets Lu Xiao Yu, a pretty girl playing a mysterious piece of music.

Phantom of Death

1987

Italian

5.5

♡ 6

Ruggero Deodato Director

Achille Brugnini as

Fabio Sartor as Davide

Giovanni Lombardo Radice as Father Giuliano

Edwige Fenech as Hélène Martell

Police Comissioner Datti is investigating the murder of a female doctor whose murderer seems to be a thirty-fivish year old man. Soon another murder follows: Pianist Robert Dominici's girlfriend is found killed. The killer also challenges Datti on the phone and says he can't be caught since he has a secret which makes him invulnerable. In the meantime the clues seems to point in strange directions...

Collections

Sort

View

Search

Have a Song on Your Lips

The Accompanist

Igor Levit: No Fear

Madame Sousatzka

Besieged

A Song to Remember

Before I Hang

The Eddy Duchin Story

The Hands of Orlac

The Mephisto Waltz

Bill Evans: Time Remembered

BUtterfield 8

The Seventh Veil

Wetware

Attila Marcel

Edward and Caroline

Keys to the Heart

Idiot Prayer

Secret

Phantom of Death