Starring:
Monique Spaziani Gabriel Arcand Miou-Miou
Director:
Francis Mankiewicz
Introduction:
SetinasmallQuebectowninthelate-1920′s,thisemotionaldramafollowsthelifeandexploitsofCelesteBeaumont,atalentedyoungpianistwhogainslocalcelebrityatthetownmovietheaterforhergiftsasasilentfilmpianist.ccc?AwkwardPierreBlaudellisherbiggestfanandeventuallymarriesher.?Shortlyafterthisshebearshisson,Pierre,whojoinsthearmy.?Sheinsistsonjoininghimatthebaseandhismeddlesome,snootyparentsinsistshegivethemherson.?Pierreiskilledinthewar,andCelestefleestoNewYorkwhereshefindssteadyemploymentasajazzpianist.?Shefindsalife-longcompanionwithablackmusicianandchroniclesherexperiencesinadiarythatshepassesontohersonafterhegrowsup.?Hersonbecomesapainterandoncehisownson,Antoine,isgrown,readshimthestoryofCeleste,theyouth’sgrandmother.?Intrigued,AntoineheadstotheBigAppleinhopesoffindingher. ThismovieisanemotionaldramaabouthowAntoine,playedbeautifullybyFran?oisMéthé,discoversthedetailsofhisheritage.?ThisfilmwonmanyawardsinCanadaandatCannesin1988.?Fran?oisMéthé,whowasabout11-years-old,neveractedagainafterthismovie. FromIMDb Aquietpainter,separatedfromhiswifeforayear,receivesasuitcaseinthemailfromhismother,whomhehasn’tseensinceinfancy.?Hebelievessheabandonedhimtohiswealthy,paternalgrandparents.?Thesuitcasecontainsmementosandadiary,alonglettertohim,writtenovertheyears,withdetailsofheryouth,herfirstjobasapianistatacinema,thecomingoftalkies,hermarriage,andhowhecametolivewithhisgrandparents.?Ashereadsthroughthematerialsandherstorycomestolife,hissonAntoine,who’sabout10or12,triestobreakthroughhisfather’ssilenceandsorrowbytakingmattersintohisownhands.
