Charles S Dutton was very annoying but all of the rest of the cast did a awesome job, Very good movie Yes I recommend it. James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 3/21/2021
The Piano Lesson
1995
Action / Drama / Music
The Piano Lesson
1995
Action / Drama / Music
Plot summary
1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Alfre Woodard as Berniece Charles
Courtney B. Vance as Lymon
Charles S. Dutton as Boy Willie
Tech specs
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 915.81 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
PG
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There's a reason why this is made for TV
This is a TV film based off a play. It should have stayed a play, because it just plain isn't good enough to be a movie. It's a very hokey sort of piece, mostly because of the bad acting and the weak ending.
Hmmm, what else can I say about this film in order to fill up the required minimum? I don't really know. It's a mundane sort of thing that your teacher makes you watch in theater class because (s)he can't show the really good stuff (or because (s)he has really tame tastes in what is considered engaging drama).
I'll admit, this movie is socially significant, and August Wilson did a fine job with the original storyline. But this made-for-TV thing is just verbatim crap.
Final grade: 4/10
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The Piano Is More About Music In This Film!
Based on the August Wilson play, the cast is first rate with Alfre Woodard, Charles Dutton, Lou Myers, Courtney B. Vance and others in this film. The film was produced for the classic Hallmark Hall of Fame. I didn't see the play so I don't know of the differences. There is a lot of dialogue among the cast to help believability. Back when they aired television movies on networks, Hallmark Hall of Fame produced the finest quality of films with cast and writing. This film is worth viewing at least once.