Rating: - A Lesson of My Own
I teach language arts, including drama, at a rural high school. I read "The Piano Lesson" and was hoping for a film version that I could show to my students to go along with their reading. This film is true to the play and shows viewers what happens when we don't carry on family traditions and make good use of the gifts and talents we have. The cast and production crew have done a marvelous job of creating a compelling version of this Pulitzer Prize winning play. I highly recommend it for its many levels of enjoyment and learning.
Rating: - This is the best video I've ever seen!
I haven't watched the film, but the guy on the right looks like Tim Meadows, so it is with irreverence and insincerity that I give this film AN EMOTIONAL TWO THUMBS UP! I mean, FIVE STARS!
Rating: - Excellent!
Very creative film with a subtle supernatural twist. All actors turn in great performances. The men singing around the kitchen table is a scene not to be missed.
Rating: - A piano represents yesterday and tomorrow
This story of heritage and culture verses ownership of land shows in detail a particular era for Black people. A family is divided as to the best purpose for an historically, beautifully carved piano. This nearly 2 hr. video contains some excellent portrayal of the time and location. It also shows the hearts of a brother and sister. The sister wants to hang onto this token of her heritage, the brother wants to acquire land with proceeds from the sale of the piano. An expert in Black culture would be able to tell if the scenes and expressions were entirely accurate. I would like to have seen some expansion on the story line as well.
Rating: - REALISTIC ADAPTATION OF AFRO-AMERICAN CULTUREtHE
The Piano Lesson was viewed by our adult education class for the interpersonal communication methods we were studying about. We were to watch for the colors used in the movie, the relationships between the players, any culture traits, superstitions, etc. The class will be writing papers this week on the value of the movie. I enjoyed the jargon and dialogue between the men and Boerniece. The piano represented more than a musical instrument. Boy Willie came around to appreciating the heritage of the carvings on the piano. Whining Boy was the "black sheep" of the family, as most of us all have one.
- A Lesson of My Own
- A piano represents yesterday and tomorrow
- REALISTIC ADAPTATION OF AFRO-AMERICAN CULTUREtHE