La Pianiste: Distances, Intrigue & Obsession

Trio En Mi Bemol Majeur, Op. 100: Andante Con Moto — Franz Schubert

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Hi, I love this piano trio by Franz Schubert, which accompanies this short film by Simon Cave. It is about three women (Lily Kwong, Alyssa Miller and Pauline Van Der Cruysse) depicting distances, intrigue, and seduction.

The musical masterpiece also reminds me of the film Die Klavierspielerin (The Piano Teacher, La Pianiste) by Michael Haneke. A great movie, but one of those, that are extremely hard to watch, because it deals with social issues, obsession and failure, but does not offer any solution. I have seen people leaving the cinema, because they cannot bear the spiral of negative emotion and pain. Something not unusual for a Haneke movie, I believe.

Die Klavierspielerin (La Pianiste, 2001)
German Trailer
International Trailer

Franz Schubert
Trio En Mi Bemol Majeur, Op. 100