PIANOMANIA
Austria/Germany, 2009
93 minutes
directed by: Lilian Franck and Robert Cibis
The quest for a perfect sound from the unique perspective of a man who dives
into the interior of a piano, trying to activate up to the perfection its fantastic potentials.
Every piano has its particularity, every piece of music its colour and tone, and every pianist
its temperament and vision. The encounter of a top-level piano-tuner Stefan Knüpfer and famous
pianists like Alfred Brendel, Lang Lang and Pierre-Laurent Aimard. To find the right instrument
with the right qualities, which will suit the conception of the virtuoso, and to tune it up to
the perfection – this becomes the mission, which requires nerves of iron, endless patience and
top-level skill to transform words into sound. The exceptional photography and the stunning quality
of the sound (because the music was recorded on 90 channels), make both your ears and eyes wide
open, and let yourself to pleasure. Film about passion, perfection and a little bit of madness.
SELECTOR'S WORD: “... learning by watching and listening. I really symphatize
with this multitasked piano magician, who has to move around and adjust huge pianos and their
"stomachs" to satisfy the ambitions of a number of artists, one more blasé than the other.
It's magnificent to follow!“
http://www.pianomania.co.uk/
Lilian Franck
Film education gained at Film Academy in Baden-Würtemberg. After that, studied in
Paris at Grande Ecole de Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains. She has been working with
Robert Cibis for ten years as director and producer.
Robert Cibis
Studied film in Paris and in Rome. Master's degree gained at Sorbonne Nouvelle in 1997.
Attended masterclesses at German-French Film Academy Fémis in Paris and at Film Academy in Baden-Würtemberg,
Germany. Works as director and producer.
Selected collective filmography
HUMAN CAPITAL – THE EMPLOYMENT TRADE (Kapital: Mensch - Das Geschäft mit der Arbeit), 2004
JESUS LOVES YOU (Jesus liebt Dich), 2008
PIANOMANIA, 2009
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