Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1988-10-14) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 6 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $3,548,238 |
| Screen: | Bernice Rubens, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, John Schlesinger |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures, Cineplex-Odeon Films |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 4090: Shirley MacLaine - Madame Yuvline Sousatzka
- 81267: Navin Chowdhry - Manek Sen
- 85672: Shabana Azmi - Sushila Sen
- 3672: Peggy Ashcroft - Lady Emily
- 40092: Twiggy - Jenny
- 26257: Leigh Lawson - Ronnie Blum
- 123209: Geoffrey Bayldon - Mr. Cordle
Crews
- 6875: Peter Honess - Editor - Editing
- 17165: Luciana Arrighi - Production Design - Art
- 130276: Amy Roberts - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 1066804: Robin Dalton - Producer - Production
- 1066805: Gerald Gouriet - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 19304: John Schlesinger - Director - Directing
- 19304: John Schlesinger - Screenplay - Writing
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Luckily for “Manek” (Navin Chowdhry), he has a school teacher who knows a prodigy when she sees one, and so recommends to his recently single-mother “Sushila” (Shabana Azmi) that she send him to the eponymous piano teacher (Shirley MacLaine). She’s rather an eccentric woman but she i ....
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