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Madame Sousatzka is a 1988 drama film directed by John Schlesinger, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It is based upon the 1962 novel of the same name by Bernice Rubens.
Oct 14, 1988 · Madame Irina Sousatzka (Shirley MacLaine) is a magnificent relic, the kind of creature who can be found only in the memories of her most devoted students, or else on the movie screen.
- John Schlesinger
Renowned Russian piano teacher Irina Sousatzka gets a new student - Bengali piano prodigy Manek Sen. They are both immigrants in the UK and bond quickly. When his single mother Sushila's business fails, he must make a career decision.
- (1.7K)
- Drama, Music
- John Schlesinger
- 1988-10-14
In London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka (Shirley MacLaine) takes on a new prize protégé, Manek (Navin Chowdhry), a teenage Bengali immigrant who displays incredible...
- (18)
- John Schlesinger
- PG-13
- Shirley Maclaine
Sep 10, 2012 · Time Out says. Schubert, Chopin, Beethoven, Schumann - the music moves the emotions, though nothing else does in this pedestrian version of Bernice Rubens' novel. Let's hear it again for the faded...
“Madame Sousatzka” is a film about her efforts to protect the boy from all of the pressures and temptations around him, while simultaneously shoring up the ruins of her own world. As played by Shirley MacLaine, in one of the best performances of the year, she is a faded, aging woman who possesses great stubbornness and conviction.
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Her 1962 novel, Madame Sousatzka, was made into a film in 1988, with Shabana Azmi and Shirley MacLaine. This book was based on the experiences of her brother Harold Rubens, a child prodigy pianist, and his teacher Madame Maria Levinskaya (died 1960) who inspired the character of Madame Sousatzka. [7]
