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'The Piano Lesson' review: A stage adaptation makes powerful use of cinematic form
Based on the August Wilson play about the complex weight of Black lineage, Malcolm Washington's feature-length directorial ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
The Surprising Artwork That Inspired Netflix’s ‘The Piano Lesson,’ a New Movie Based on August Wilson’s Award-Winning Play
A Romare Bearden print served as a starting point for the American playwright's 1987 drama, which follows a Black family's ...
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Review: Denzel Washington’s children explore a haunting family history in August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’
“The Piano Lesson,” in theaters Friday and soon streaming on Netflix, isn’t just a meditation on family history. It’s also a literal ghost story. An heirloom piano takes on immense ...
Seattle Times7d
‘The Piano Lesson’ review: Film adaptation strikes a beautiful note
At heart, August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” is a ghost story. Set in 1930s Pittsburgh (other than a brief prologue in 1911 Mississippi), it’s the story of the Charles family, literally ...
Newsday8d
Movie Review: The Washington family tells a ghost story in August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson'
An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” ...
The Boston Globe8d
‘The Piano Lesson’: a family affair focused on a precious heirloom
“The Piano Lesson” is one of the 10 plays that make up playwright August Wilson’s “Pittsburgh Cycle.” Each play represents a decade from the 1900s to the 1990s; this one takes place in ...