The piano tuner of earthquakes /

On the eve of her wedding, the beautiful opera singer Malvina is mysteriously "killed" and abducted by the malevolent Dr. Droz. Felisberto, an innocent piano tuner, is summoned to Droz's secluded villa to service his strange musical automata. Little by little Felisberto learns of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Brothers Quay, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Arte France cinéma (Firm), Koninck Studios, Mediopolis (Firm), Lumen Films, Zeitgeist Films
Other Authors:	Quay, Stephen, 1947-, Quay, Timothy, 1947-, Panahi, Hengameh, Ris, Alexander, Griffiths, Keith, 1947-, Passes, Alan, 1943-, Casar, Amira, John, Gottfried, 1942-2014, Serna, Assumpta, 1957-, Sarachu, César, 1958-, Gruicic, Ljubisa, Bischoff, Marc, 1969-, Peker, Henning, 1966-, Gavois, Gilles, Zack, Volker, Schmieder, Thomas, 1980-, Zimmermann, Regine, Petrov, Emil Tomov
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[New York] : Zeitgeist Films, [2007]
Subjects:	Women singers > Drama. Abduction > Drama. Piano technicians > Drama. Operas > Drama. Musical instrument makers > Drama. Rescues > Drama. Mad scientist films. Feature films. Musical films. Romance films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films. Romance > Feature. Love stories.

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Summary:	On the eve of her wedding, the beautiful opera singer Malvina is mysteriously "killed" and abducted by the malevolent Dr. Droz. Felisberto, an innocent piano tuner, is summoned to Droz's secluded villa to service his strange musical automata. Little by little Felisberto learns of the doctor's plans to stage a "diabolic opera" and of Malvina's fate. He secretly conspires to rescue her, only to become trapped himself in the web of Droz's perverse universe.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Special features: "The making of 'The piano tuner of Earthquakes':" a 50-minute featurette including an extensive interview with the Quay Brothers and behind-the-scenes footage; Locarno Film Festival press conference with the Quay Brothers, producers Keith Griffiths and Alexander Ris, and star Amira Casar; original theatrical trailer ; print interview with the Quays by Jonathan Marlow, from GreenCine. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; widescreen (2.35:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby digital 2.0; NTSC.
Awards:	Locarno International Film Festival, 2005: Special Mention (Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay) ; Youth Jury Award - Special Mention (Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay)
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Nic Knowland ; editor, Simon Laurie ; music, Trevor Duncan, Christopher Slaski ; costume designer, Kandis Cook ; production designers, The Quay Brothers.