"Four Minutes" is a German film that describes the story of an 80-year-old gay piano teacher and prison music genius Jenny. Jenny grew up far away from his parents and went to jail for the murder of a gangster boyfriend, and lost again in prison. The fetus in the abdomen.
Although the piano teacher did not receive a salary for three years, her love for music inspired her to continue teaching prison inmates until she met Jenny. This is the different understanding of music between the two generations, classical music and black music, quiet and rude, calm and crazy. She used the piano to lead Jenny to the German youth piano competition step by step, giving her a rare four minutes and stage, to show the world her talent, her love and dream of music, and her rebellion against tradition.
The film has the calmness and rationality unique to German films, but it can also feel the director's exploration, thinking and pursuit of art itself. It's not an exaggeration to say that this is an experimental movie.
The most exciting thing in the film is the last four minutes. When she rushed to the stage, there was no Schumann. The opposite was the crazy performance with black music style. She played all the keyboards that can be used on the scene, including the piano. , Pedals, strings and soundboard, as well as her leather boots, and the sound of smashing the piano from her inner resentment, just right and vivid. In these four minutes, you will be willing to follow her degeneration and anger, subversion and shouting.
At this moment, as the piano teacher said, "I only care about music." It’s not about the background. Music touches everyone’s heart at this moment, not the player’s personal background.
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