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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.
“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.
Madame Sousatzka ★★★ 1988 (PG-13) Eccentric, extroverted piano teacher helps students develop spiritually as well as musically. When she engages a teenage Indian student, however, she finds herself considerably challenged.
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
Directed by John Schlesinger. I teach not only how to play, but how to live. In London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka takes on a new prize protégé, Manek, a teenage Bengali immigrant who displays incredible talent.
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- Universal Pictures, Cineplex-Odeon Films
- John Schlesinger
Madame Sousatzka: Directed by John Schlesinger. 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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Aug 6, 2024 · ["Madame Sousatzka" is a] strange little story, set in London, about an eccentric piano teacher (famous for her Method) who polishes an amiable eleven-year-old prodigy's technique (he spends ...
