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"A gripping documentary that plays like a nail-biting sports thriller."
– Sundance Film Festival Reviews
During the preliminary round, there are 160 of them. Then, about 90. Then 45. At last, only 12 lucky ones make it to the final. These are the contestants in the legendary International Chopin Piano Competition, held every five years in Warsaw, Poland.
Pianoforte follows an eclectic group of young musicians from around the world who have prepared since they were children for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Offering a rare behind-the-scenes look backstage at the triumphant highs and crushing lows of the competition, the filmmaker captures the intense pressure these musicians face in an experience that combines tears of exhaustion and despair with the ecstatic joy of playing.
Selected for the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, Pianoforte is both a testament to the power of remarkable music and an intimate coming-of-age portrait of young pianists navigating the rigors of competition, intense practice sessions, new friendships, lots of drama, and even more nerves.
"Piątek captures the grueling reality of elite musical competition, offering a deeply intimate and humanizing look at these young prodigies." – Variety
Film by Jakub Piątek, Poland, 2023 | 91 min.
Various languages
English subtitles
The screening is part of We Do Festival. This year, we present documentary films that explore the complexity of human existence, art and time in diverse ways. Screening in collaboration with MIRAGE Festival.
For the full We Do Festival programme, workshops, concerts, film screenings and all the details, head to www.wedo.no.