Le Maître de Musique (The Music Teacher) (1988)
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The title character in the Belgian-French The Music Teacher is a retired opera star, played by Jose Van Dam. The teacher's most gifted pupil is singer/musician Anne Roussel. Her love for her teacher is one of the motivating factors of the story, as is Roussel and Van Dam's relationship with… More The title character in the Belgian-French The Music Teacher is a retired opera star, played by Jose Van Dam. The teacher's most gifted pupil is singer/musician Anne Roussel. Her love for her teacher is one of the motivating factors of the story, as is Roussel and Van Dam's relationship with another pupil, petty thief Philippe Volter. Complicating matters is one of Van Dam's old enemies, who endeavors to exploit the talents of the pupils. Written and directed by Gerard Corbiau, The Music Teacher unfortunately drags whenever the principals stop singing and start talking. But what singing! And what cinematography! Small wonder that this film was nominated for a "Best Foreign Picture" Academy Award. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gérard Corbiau
- Written By
- Andrée Corbiau, Gérard Corbiau, Patrick Iratni, Jacqueline Pierreux
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Feb 1, 1989 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This operatic melodrama, which divided critics due to its florid plotting, was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
A well made, entertaining work, but it never quite gets away from the sense that it's a bit of a 'culture vulture' version of the traditional uplifting sports movie.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A valentine to opera singers and the glories of their art
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Cast
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José van Dam
as Joachim Dalyrac
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Anne Roussel
as Sophie
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Philippe Volter
as Jean
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Sylvie Fennec
as Estelle
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Johan Leysen
as Francois
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Patrick Bauchau
as Prince Scotti
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Jean-Louis Sbille
as Critic
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Alain Carre
as Attendant
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Marc Schreiber
as Arcas
