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The Piano Lesson

Released PG 95 min 6.8/10 Votes: 510

1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.

Type:

Movie

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Genre:

Drama, Music

Release:

1995-02-05

Year:

2024

Language:

English

Companies:

Craig Anderson Productions, Signboard Hill Productions, Hearst Entertainment Productions, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

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