Description |
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1; widescreen (2.35:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby digital 2.0; NTSC. |
Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Cast |
Amira Casar, Gottfried John, Assumpta Serna, César Sarachu, Ljubisa Lupo-Grujcic, Marc Bischoff, Henning Peker, Gilles Gavois, Volker Zack, Thomas Schmieder, Regine Zimmermann, Emil Petrov. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Nic Knowland ; editor, Simon Laurie ; music, Trevor Duncan, Christopher Slaski ; costume designer, Kandis Cook ; production designers, The Quay Brothers. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. |
Summary |
On the eve of her wedding, the beautiful opera singer Malvina is mysteriously "killed" and abducted by the malevolent Dr. Droz. Felisberto, an innocent piano tuner, is summoned to Droz's secluded villa to service his strange musical automata. Little by little Felisberto learns of the doctor's plans to stage a "diabolic opera" and of Malvina's fate. He secretly conspires to rescue her, only to become trapped himself in the web of Droz's perverse universe. |
Note |
Special features: "The making of 'The piano tuner of Earthquakes':" a 50-minute featurette including an extensive interview with the Quay Brothers and behind-the-scenes footage; Locarno Film Festival press conference with the Quay Brothers, producers Keith Griffiths and Alexander Ris, and star Amira Casar; original theatrical trailer ; print interview with the Quays by Jonathan Marlow, from GreenCine. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Awards |
Locarno International Film Festival, 2005: Special Mention (Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay) ; Youth Jury Award - Special Mention (Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay) |
Subject |
Women singers -- Drama.
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Abduction -- Drama.
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Piano technicians -- Drama.
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Operas -- Drama.
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Musical instrument makers -- Drama.
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Rescues -- Drama.
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Abduction. (OCoLC)fst00794321
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Musical instrument makers. (OCoLC)fst01030725
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Operas. (OCoLC)fst01046191
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Piano technicians. (OCoLC)fst01063474
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Rescues. (OCoLC)fst01095149
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Women singers. (OCoLC)fst01178528
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Women singers -- Drama.
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Kidnapping -- Drama.
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Piano technicians -- Drama.
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Opera -- Drama.
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Physicians -- Drama.
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Rescues -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Operas. (OCoLC)fst01726688
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Filmed performances. (OCoLC)fst01726178
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Love stories.
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Medical drama.
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Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Romance films.
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Fiction films.
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Musical -- Feature.
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Romance -- Feature.
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Added Author |
Knowland, Nic.
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Laurie, Simon.
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Duncan, Trevor.
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Slaski, Christopher.
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Cook, Kandis.
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Quay, Stephen, 1947-
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Quay, Timothy, 1947-
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Panahi, Hengameh.
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Ris, Alexander.
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Griffiths, Keith, 1947-
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Passes, Alan, 1943-
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Casar, Amira.
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John, Gottfried, 1942-2014.
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Serna, Assumpta, 1957-
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Sarachu, César, 1958-
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Gruicic, Ljubisa.
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Bischoff, Marc, 1969-
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Peker, Henning, 1966-
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Gavois, Gilles.
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Zack, Volker.
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Schmieder, Thomas, 1980-
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Zimmermann, Regine.
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Petrov, Emil.
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Mitteldeutsche Medienforderung GmbH.
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UK Film Council.
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Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg GbmH.
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Drefa Media Holding GbmH.
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Brothers Quay.
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Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
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Arte France cinéma (Firm)
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Koninck Studios.
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Mediopolis (Firm)
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Lumen Films.
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Zeitgeist Films.
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Standard No. |
795975108836 |
Music No. |
Z1088 Zeitgeist Films |
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