The Piano Lesson

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The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson

USA 2024 Fiction cor 127 min.

A battle is brewing in the Charles household. At the center stands a prized heirloom piano tearing two siblings apart. On one side, a brother plans to build the family fortune by selling it. On the other, a sister will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage. Their uncle tries to mediate, but even he can’t hold back the ghosts of the past. Adapted from August Wilson’s Pulitzer prize-winning homonymous work.

Presented at the Toronto and London film festivals.

USA theater family international film festivals identity siblings

direction

Malcolm Washington

screenplay

Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington

cinematography

Michael Gioulakis

editing

Leslie Jones

sound design

Harry Cohen, Ben Cook, Ando Johnson

music

Alexandre Desplat

production design

David J. Bomba

cast

Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith, Jerrika Hinton, Gail Bean, Danielle Deadwyler, Corey Hawkins

production

Denzel Washington, Todd Black

produced by

Netflix, Mundy Lane Entertainment, Escape Artists

distribution

Netflix

indicative rating

12