Admit One

Synopsis: A young pianist girl loses the opportunity to be admitted to the Conservatory because of a distraction caused by one of the judges during her audition. Years later she has the opportunity to find revenge.

Technical Details

Title The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages) Country France Genre Thriller Language French Director Denis Dercourt Cast Catherine Frot, Déborah François Year 2006     My Rating More Info IMDB Buy Amazon

Review

12 year old pianist prodigy Mélanie performs in a try-out for admission to the Conservatory. She hopes she will study there and eventually become a successful pianist. Unfortunately, a disrespectful judge distracts her during her audition and she fails the test. Defeated, Mélanie leaves the piano forever. But several years later she will find that judge and plan her revenge.

The Page Turner is a minimalistic psychological thriller with good performances, in particular Déborah François gives revenge-driven Mélanie a cold and sinister personality. The film succeeds in keeping the viewer interested up until the end, but the conclusion isn’t par with all the tension that it generates. A deeper and less rushed resolution would have made this film excellent.

©2008 by Miguel Grinberg

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