Overview
A young piano tuner finds himself entangled in a web of deception and betrayal among the wealthy elite.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- sardonic
- grotesque
- uncomfortable
- art film evening
- russian cinema exploration
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Andrey and Lina manipulate two wealthy elderly women through an increasingly uncomfortable blend of deception and comic performance.
Andrey's relationship with Lina directly enables their plan to betray the elderly women's trust and steal from them.
The film's criminality, romantic opportunism, and grotesque comic register place personal ethics inside a distinctly post-Soviet social landscape.
The plot centers on Andrey and Lina's betrayal of the old ladies, creating dramatic irony around the women's misplaced confidence.
Films like The Piano Tuner, and why
The Asthenic Syndrome
Shared blackly comic crime plotting, eccentric characters, and stylized art-film sensibility.
The Ugly Swans
Shared morally abrasive comedy, social absurdism, and fractured post-Soviet atmosphere.
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Shared criminal deception, romantic entanglement, and offbeat tragicomic tone.
Movie Details
- Director
- Kira Muratova
- Release Date
- 2005-04-07
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (29)
Cast
- Georgiy Deliev
- Alla Demidova
- Renata Litvinova
- Nina Ruslanova
- Sergey Bekhterev
- Natalya Buzko
- Zhan Daniel
- Vladimir Komarov
- Yuri Shlykov
- Valery Krupenin
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Piano Tuner about?
- A piano tuner and his girlfriend turn intimacy, eccentricity, and false trust into a morally queasy scheme against two wealthy elderly women.
- What is The Piano Tuner like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Piano Tuner as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Piano Tuner violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Piano Tuner.
- Which films are like The Piano Tuner?
- Films with a similar feel include The Asthenic Syndrome, The Ugly Swans, and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things.
- How long is The Piano Tuner?
- The Piano Tuner runs 154 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Piano Tuner?
- In United States, The Piano Tuner streams on Criterion Channel.
