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Grand Piano (2013)

R  |   |  Music, Mystery, Thriller  |  25 October 2013 (Spain)
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A pianist with stage fright endures a performance under enemy eyes, who will shoot if a wrong note is played.

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Emma Selznick
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Ashley
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Wayne
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Reisinger
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Jack Taylor ...
Patrick Godureaux
Beth Trollan ...
Emma's Publicist
Amy Gwilliam ...
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Harris Gordon ...
Emma's Agent
Ricardo Alexander ...
Executive (as Richard A. Newby)
Brendan Murphy ...
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A pianist with stage fright endures a performance under enemy eyes, who will shoot if a wrong note is played.

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$2,964 (USA) (7 March 2014)

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$22,353 (USA) (11 April 2014)
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Wood had worked with a teacher three weeks prior to going to Barcelona and found it stressful having to play the piano and speak at the same time saying, "It was incredibly technical [...] lots of moments where it was jumping from where I'd play, listen to a click, listen to music, have to be in the right place and the right time and hear dialogue and repeat dialogue". See more »

Goofs

The words "lieutenant" and "international" are spelled incorrectly as "liutenant" and "internacional" in the end credits. See more »

Quotes

Reisinger: [encouraging a worrisome Selznick] Do what you do. And try and have some fun. And remember, it's just music.
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At the end of the credit roll we hear The Impossible Piece being played while the title shows. See more »

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References The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953) See more »

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The Truth About Love
From The Album "Weirder than sex"
Recorded at Estudios Katanga,Vitoria
Composed and performed by Vertigo Surround
Guitars and Lead vocals:Eugenio Mira
Bass:Mihran Yeranosian
Lead Guitar:Bruce German Sanchez Jimenez
Drums:Vincent Teruel
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Intense And Experimental Film
27 May 2014 | by (Canada) – See all my reviews

Elijah Wood has been doing some interesting films recently. I would say there are 3 that seem to share a similar experimental feeling, two of which I have seen. That would be Maniac, Open Windows, and Grand Piano. Watch the trailers to these films and you will see why I think they share the same style.

Grand Piano is quite similar to the movie Phonebooth. Both share the idea of a person being watched by a sniper and forced to stay in one area. I think the idea works pretty well for this film. It builds the tension and the stakes feel high.

As mentioned before, this film has a slightly experimental feeling. There are unique uses of lighting that are pretty interesting, and also some experimental CGI use. For example, there's a shot where we see somebody grabbing a piece of broken mirror in a POV style shot, and they CGI the persons reflection in the glass, which really reminds me of "Maniac" where we see Elijah Woods reflection in different things.

I would say the best part of this film is really the final musical piece until the end, because that's when things really come to a head. The beginning has little bits of dark comedy thrown in, mostly in the form of a couple that is friends with Elijah Wood's character and his wife, which I felt didn't work. It should have all been kept dramatic and serious.

If you're looking for an interesting and unique thriller/mystery film, check this one out. It also includes Elijah Woods piano playing skills which are pretty impressive and i'm sure would be interesting for piano players to watch.


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