La tourneuse de pages (2006)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Denis Dercourt

Writers:

Denis Dercourt (writer)
Jacques Sotty (writer)

Release Date:

9 August 2006 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Thriller

Tagline:

Revenge is a dish best served cold

Plot:

Mélanie Prouvost, a ten-year-old butcher's daughter, is a gifted piano player. That is why her parents...

Plot Keywords:

Piano | Piano Player | Nanny | Audition | Family Relationships

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Catherine Frot	...	Ariane
Déborah François	...	Mélanie
Pascal Greggory	...	M. Fouchécourt
Clotilde Mollet	...	Virginie
Xavier De Guillebon	...	Laurent
Christine Citti	...	Mme Prouvost
Jacques Bonnaffé	...	M. Prouvost
Antoine Martynciow	...	Tristan
Julie Richalet	...	Mélanie enfant
Martine Chevallier	...	Mme Onfray
André Marcon	...	M. Werker
Arièle Butaux	...	Présentatrice radio
Michèle Ernou	...	Monique
Danièle Douet	...	Femme autographe
Mark Reed	...	Mc Guerman (as Marc Reed)

Also Known As:

The Page Turner (USA) (festival title)
Turning Pages (Singapore: English title)

Runtime:

USA:85 min | France:85 min | Argentina:85 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | DTS

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Australia:PG | Sweden:7 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12

Filming Locations:

Maison de Radio-France, Paris 16, Paris, France

Company:

Diaphana Films

Trivia:

Visa d'exploitation en France # 11609.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Melanie encourages Tristan to learn a specific Bach Prelude as a surprise for his father's return; at the actual concert, he plays something else (a composition for this movie, I believe).

Still waters run deep

Not once does the page turner (Melanie) reveal her thoughts throughout the action of this incredibly engaging story. Melanie's performance is one of such extraordinary deftness that the revenge she wreaks is brought upon her 'persecutors' by their own actions. 'Butter wouldn't melt' is a phrase a wise observer would wryly make of this wily operator. There is just the hint of a social comment around the social and economic class differences between the pianist and the page turner. Melanie is clearly a Leveller. In a sense, Melanie gives a virtuoso performance, dedicating herself to the quiet study and execution of her plan. Melanie leaves, dignity intact, after delivering the ultimate cure for narcissism.