Madame Sousatzka

  • Drama
  • Music
10/14/1988
122
PG-13

I teach not only how to play, but how to live.

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.

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  • Geronimo1967

    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). Shes rather an eccentric woman but she instantly recognises that this lad has skills - and, that he has a few issues too. As his home life becomes more strained and his mums business goes down the tubes he begins to lose focus. Thats only made worse by her upstairs neighbour Jenny (Twiggy) with whom he becomes just a little bit obsessed. It may be that the rapport between teacher and pupil and a forthcoming chance to prove his mastery of the piano on a grand scale are the necessary steps Manek needs to tak...

    February 5, 2025

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