Perfect! Divine! Real Art.

Rating: 10/10 (11 July 1999)

I finally see one real movie this summer. I mean, a real movie, a production of Cinematic Art, not some box-office addict.
One thing I love the most about this film is that it did not rely too heavily on music, as most of the movies about music did. This one is simply the storytelling, a story about the divine instrument and the passion, time, love, hate, and people. It's always amazed me the most not the Art itself, but the stories behind. I must confess, after finishing the movie, I walked out of the theatre with the great sense of regret of my giving up playing piano all those years ago. I hate the music then, because I couldn't understand why I should routinely spend one hour a day to play the piano and listened to the teacher scream at me. Later I heard about some professional piano players practice 7,8,9 hours a day and found it unbelievable. I understand now. It's that perfection and passion we should be looking for. And passion, above all, I believe is the essential element present in any form of Art. And that's what this movie is.