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Together (2002)
, 1h56
Directed by Chen Kaige
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Enfant musicien, Violon
Actors Liu Peiqi, Chen Kaige, Wang Zhiwen, Kim Hye-ri, Yuan Quan, Fu Biao

Liu Cheng (Liu Peiqi) is a widowed cook making his living in a small southern town in China. His thirteen-year-old son, Liu Xiaochun (Tang Yun), is a violin prodigy. In the hope that Xiaochun might find success as a violinist, Liu Cheng and Xiaochun travel to Beijing to participate in a competition organized by the Children's Palace, an arts institution for school children. Even though Xiaochun emerges fifth, he is denied admission into the conservatory as he does not have Beijing residency. Determined to realize his hopes for Xiaochun, Liu Cheng persuades Professor Jiang (Wang Zhiwen), a stubborn and eccentric teacher from the Children's Palace, to take Xiaochun as a private student.
Immortal Beloved, 2h1
Directed by Bernard Rose
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé, Isabella Rossellini, Miriam Margolyes, Johanna ter Steege, Christopher Fulford

When Ludwig van Beethoven dies, his assistant and close friend Schindler deals with his last will and testament. There remains a question as to who Beethoven's "immortal beloved", an unnamed woman mentioned in one of his letters, may be. Schindler embarks on a quest to find out who this woman is. Retrospective footage of Beethoven from his younger years until his death is featured as the film progresses. The conclusion ultimately is that the individual is Johanna Reiss, the daughter of Anton Van Reiss, a prosperous Viennese upholsterer. In the film, she becomes pregnant by Beethoven; when by an accidental turn of events he does not marry her in time, she marries his brother, Kaspar. Their son, Karl van Beethoven, is raised by Ludwig in the vain hope of making him an important musician in his own right.
The Piano Teacher, 2h10
Directed by Michael Haneke
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, BDSM in films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Piano, Erotic thriller films
Actors Isabelle Huppert, Benoît Magimel, Annie Girardot, Susanne Lothar, Anna Sigalevitch, Eva Green

Erika Kohut is a piano professor at a Vienna music conservatory. Although already in her forties, she still lives in an apartment with her domineering mother; her father is a long-standing resident in a psychiatric asylum.
The Red Violin, 2h20
Directed by François Girard
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, Enfant musicien, Violon
Actors Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore, Monique Mercure, Irene Grazioli, Don McKellar, Sylvia Chang

The film frames the history of the "Red Violin" around a Canadian auction in 1997, where the violin is at the centre of multiple bids by interested parties, and a tarot card reading in 1681, where a violinmaker's wife has her future read for herself and her unborn child (and, by extension, that of the violin).
The Beat That My Heart Skipped, 1h47
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Piano
Actors Romain Duris, Niels Arestrup, Linh-Dan Pham, Jonathan Zaccaï, Aure Atika, Gilles Cohen

Intense young "tough" Thomas Seyr is a 28-year-old real estate broker involved in shady business deals. His business partners, Fabrice and Sami, spend much of their time ruthlessly chasing squatters and illegal immigrants out of the buildings they have procured and trying to work their way around government housing regulations. Thomas is born to this kind of work; his father, Robert, is also involved in dodgy enterprises and sometimes calls upon Thomas to beat up people who refuse to pay. Tom shows a protective and defensive attitude toward his father who doesn't always appreciate what his son does for him–so much so that when his father introduces his new girlfriend to Tom, Tom undermines her to her face, and insults her to his father, insisting she is an opportunistic "whore." Later, when he tries to enlist her help to watch over his father, she tells him they broke up due to Robert changing his attitude and she is aware of Tom's backstabbing because Robert told her. Robert by this time is in danger from a Russian gangster, Minskov (Anton Yakovlev) who scammed him out of 300,000 Euros and Tom is worried for his safety.
The Great Caruso, 1h49
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten, Richard Hageman, Jarmila Novotná, Alan Napier, Carl Benton Reid

L'histoire du ténor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), depuis son enfance jusqu'à sa mort, en passant par les étapes de son ascension.
The Page Turner, 1h25
Directed by Denis Dercourt
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Piano, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Catherine Frot, Déborah François, Pascal Greggory, Xavier de Guillebon, Christine Citti, Jacques Bonnaffé

A young girl, Mélanie Prouvost, aspires to be a pianist and auditions in front of famous pianist Ariane Fouchécourt for a place at a conservatoire. Ariane signs an autograph for an admirer during the recital, distracting Mélanie and affecting her performance. She leaves the audition with her mother, heart broken.
Anchors Aweigh, 2h23
Directed by George Sidney
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, Dean Stockwell, Pamela Britton, José Iturbi

Joe Brady and Clarence Doolittle are Navy sailors who have a four-day leave in Hollywood. Joe has his heart set on spending time with his girl, the unseen Lola. Clarence, the shy choir boy turned sailor, asks Joe to teach him how to get girls. Donald, a little boy who wants to join the navy, is found wandering around the boulevard by a cop, who takes him to the police station. Clarence and Joe end up being picked up by the cops to help convince Donald to go home. After the two sailors wait at home and entertain Donald, Donald's Aunt Susie arrives. Clarence is smitten with her from the beginning. Susan goes on to tell them that she has been trying to find work in music, and longs to perform with José Iturbi. Trying to make Susan impressed with Clarence, Joe tells her that Clarence is a personal friend of Iturbi, and that he has arranged an audition for Susan with him. That night, they go out to a cafe, where Clarence meets a girl from Brooklyn, and they hit it off. The next day, Joe visits Donald's school, and tells the kids the story of how he got his medal, and how he brought happiness to a lonesome king (played by Jerry Mouse of Tom and Jerry), and joy to the forest animals of the kingdom.
An American in Paris, 1h53
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary, Nina Foch, Madge Blake

American World War II veteran Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) is now an exuberant expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend and neighbor, Adam Cook (Oscar Levant), is a struggling concert pianist who is a longtime associate of a French singer, Henri Baurel (Georges Guétary). At the ground-floor bar, Henri tells Adam about his cultured girlfriend. Jerry joins them later, before going out to sell his art.
Copying Beethoven, 1h44
Directed by Agnieszka Holland, Katarzyna Adamik
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Phyllida Law, Joe Anderson, Nicholas Jones, Matthew Goode

It is set in 1824 as Beethoven (Ed Harris) is finishing his Ninth Symphony. He is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A fictional character, a new copyist, Anna Holtz (Diane Kruger) is engaged to help the composer finish preparing the score for the first performance. Anna is a young conservatory student and aspiring composer. Her understanding of his work is such that she corrects mistakes he has made, while her personality opens a door into his private world. Beethoven is initially skeptical, but slowly comes to trust Anna's assistance and eventually grows fond of her. By the time the piece is performed, her presence is a necessity and she helps him conduct the premiere from a spot hidden amongst the orchestra.
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, 1h58
Directed by Jan Kounen
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy-drama, Animation, Romance
Themes La mode, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen, Elena Morozova, Natacha Lindinger, Anatole Taubman, Rasha Bukvic

An introductory scene takes place in Paris in 1913, where Coco Chanel attends the first, scandalous performance of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. The rhythmic dissonance of the score and the surprising choreography of the piece result in heckling and outrage among much of the audience. But Chanel is impressed by Stravinsky and his music.
Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen, 1h51
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Barbara Sukowa, Heino Ferch, Hannah Herzsprung, Sunnyi Melles, Lena Stolze, Alexander Held

In Vision, New German Cinema auteur Margarethe von Trotta (Marianne and Julianne, Rosa Luxemburg and Rosentrasse) tells the story of Hildegard of Bingen (Barbara Sukowa) the famed 12th century Benedictine nun, Christian mystic, composer, philosopher, playwright, physician, poet, naturalist, scientist and ecological activist. Hildegard was a multi-talented, fully grounded, highly intelligent woman who was forced to hide her light. The modern world's first female rebel who re-transmitted her visions to the world for the greater glory of God and mankind. Regine Pernoud has called Hildegard “the inspired conscience of the 12th century,” the “Prophetissa Teutonica” and the “Jewel of Bingen.” Pope John Paul II has called her “a light to her people and for her time, she continues to shine even more brightly today.
Kiss Me, Stupid, 2h6
Directed by Billy Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films about classical music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films, Films based on plays, Erotic thriller films
Actors Dean Martin, Kim Novak, Ray Walston, Felicia Farr, Cliff Osmond, Barbara Pepper

While driving his Dual-Ghia from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, lecherous, heavy-drinking pop singer Dino (Dean Martin) is forced to detour through Climax, Nevada. There he meets the amateur songwriting team of Barney Millsap (Cliff Osmond), a gas station attendant, and piano teacher Orville J. Spooner (Ray Walston), a man easily given to jealousy. Hoping to interest Dino in their songs, Barney disables the "Italian" sports car and tells Dino he will need to remain in town until new parts arrive from Milan. (Dual-Ghia was actually an American marque, mating a Dodge frame, drivetrain, and engine with Italian coachwork.
Hilary and Jackie, 2h1
Directed by Anand Tucker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain, David Morrissey, Charles Dance, Celia Imrie

The film is divided into two sections, the first telling events from Hilary's point of view and the second from Jackie's. It opens with Hilary and Jackie as children being taught by their mother to dance and play musical instruments, the cello for Jackie and the flute for Hilary. Jackie does not take practising seriously at first, but when she does, she becomes a virtuoso, quickly rising to international prominence. Marriage to pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim follows.