''The Music Teacher'' (french: Le maître de musique) is a 1988 Belgian film directed and co-written by
Gérard Corbiau
Gérard Corbiau (; born 19 September 1941) is a Belgian film director.
Corbiau was born in Brussels, Belgium. He is best known for his costume dramas about music, '' Le maître de musique'' (1987), ''Farinelli'' (1994) and ''Le roi danse'' (2000 ...
. The film was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
at the
61st Academy Awards
The 61st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1988, and took place on Wednesday, March 29, 1989, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00&nb ...
.
Plot
Retired opera singer Joachim Dallayrac (
José van Dam
Joseph, Baron Van Damme (born 27 August 1940 in Brussels), known as José van Dam, is a Belgian bass-baritone.
At the age of 17, he entered the Brussels Royal Conservatory and studied with Frederic Anspach. A year later, he graduated with diplo ...
) retreats to the countryside to teach two young singers, Sophie (
Anne Roussel) and Jean (
Philippe Volter
Philippe Volter (23 March 1959 – 13 April 2005) was a Belgian actor and director. Born Philippe Wolter to theatre director Claude Volter and his wife, actress Jacqueline Bir, Volter began his career in Brussels in 1985.
He made many stage ...
). Although the rigorous training takes its toll on both teacher and students, there is plenty of time for relationships to develop among the three.
Cast
See also
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References
External links
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Belgian musical drama films
Films about music and musicians
Films directed by Gérard Corbiau
1980s French-language films
French-language Belgian films
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