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Indian immigrant Sushila Sen (Shabana Azmi) lives in London with her son Manek (Navin Chowdhry), who is musically gifted. She supports them both as a caterer of Indian food, while Manek studies the piano with Madame Sousatzka ( Shirley MacLaine ), who is a Russian -American immigrant.
Her mother pushed her too fast, to soon, and she broke down in the middle of her debut concert, and fled from the stage. That humiliation is still in her nightmares, and still shapes her attitude toward her students.
Manek forms a close bond with his teacher, but soon discovers that she expects her pupils to become disciplined in all areas of life, and not just behind the piano. As he struggles to meet the challenges, Manek must also deal with his mother, who vies with his teacher for his attention.
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- Universal Pictures, Cineplex-Odeon Films
- John Schlesinger
Sep 3, 2021 · Like her, the boy has non-British origins, the son of a Bengali woman who does everything to support her child and his potential as a future concert pianist. These specificities were invented for the film. In the original 1962 novel, both Sousatzka and her pupil share Jewish heritage instead.
Jan 1, 1988 · Her latest protege is a 15-year-old Indian youth, Manek (Navin Chowdhry) whose mother (Shabana Azmi) left Calcutta years before to get away from her husband.
With Shirley MacLaine, Peggy Ashcroft, Twiggy, Shabana Azmi. 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.
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Oct 13, 1988 · Madame S, as she is called by her students, grew up the daughter of a famous Russian pianist, and was surrounded and coddledby the century's greatest musicians.
