Product: La Pianiste (Original French Version)
Rating: 5.0
Understanding Aberrant Behavior
This is not an artsy film. It's not The Red Violin, Amadeus or The Turning Point. It is more an intelligent Fatal Attraction without the sensational violence. The movie explores behavior hidden behind doors: self-mutilation, masochism, honest sexual desire; all against a backdrop of classical piano instruction in Vienna. While the film is graphic at points, this helped me to understand the aforementioned behaviors. I need to have a better understanding of children who cut themselves, girls that starve themselves, and teens who commit suicide. This film is a cinematic, daring start.