One of the ways to a moviegoer’s heart is through a piano scene.
Can she be really feeling emotions, unlocked by the music, and the memories?
The question of what it means to feel, and to be human, is encapsulated within her playing.
Can she overcome his drawbacks because of his artistic sensibilities?
Well, lets just say this isnt a happy ending, for the Phantom, at least.
This time around the answer is a resounding yes.
His immortality has given him the time he needs to endlessly practise to the point of virtuosity.
Having said that, one of the greatest things aboutGroundhog Dayis how it delivers this message without melodrama.
Its up to the townsfolk and the audience to be delighted for him, so we are.
Ada in Jane CampionsThePiano(1993) is a perfect example of this.
(1991) only two years later.
But sexual tension over the piano was not invented byThe Fabulous Baker Boys.
Its a great moment.
Spare a thought for the piano during wartime.
The characters we will follow in their bid to escape Warsaw file past the piano, and the camera.
The piano probably wont survive.
Can anyone watch that scene without smiling?
Crossing the line between posh and bawdy via the piano also happens inThe Philadelphia Story(1940).
Its possible to get sidetracked byLydia The Tattooed Lady.
However, it really belongs to Groucho Marx, who sang it first inAt The Circus(1939).
To finish up, why not seek out Judy Garlands piano playing in the 1942 filmMe And My Gal?
