The Page Turner
Denis Dercourt's film is a French psychological thriller that is clearly influenced by Alfred Hitchcock and Claude Chabrol. Although there is some predictability, at only 85 minutes long it is still a tasty treat.
Young Melanie Provoust (Julie Richalet) is the daughter of butchers. She is also a very talented pianist and her parents are giving her lessons with the hope that she will one day make this her career. Melanie is being tested by some very prestigious judges and what they think is very important to her future. While she is playing one of the judges, a famous concert pianist named Ariane Fouchecourt (Catherine Frot), does something that distracts Melanie. She can't get back on track and she is judged in a poor light. This causes her to give up the piano.
Fast forward ten years. Melanie (Deborah Francois) manages to get an internship with a law firm run by Ariane's husband Jean (Pascal Gregory). She learns that Jean and Ariane need someone to help take care of their son Tristan (Antoine Martynciow), who also studies the piano. She offers to help them out. Ariane plays with two other people, Laurent (Xavier DeGuillebon) and Virginie (Clotilde Mollet). The trio have some very important concerts coming up and they need Ariane to be sure of herself (for a reason I will not mention she has been shaky). As Melanie can read music she becomes Ariane's page turner. And that my friends is all I will tell you.
The Page Turner is a simple story of revenge but it is very well done. I have read Dercourt and his co-screenwriter Jacques Sotty have left certain details out so that we can use our imaginations to fill things in. Both Frot and Francois are excellent in their roles and everyone else is very good. So if old fashioned style thrillers are your cup of tea then The Page Turner is for you.
Young Melanie Provoust (Julie Richalet) is the daughter of butchers. She is also a very talented pianist and her parents are giving her lessons with the hope that she will one day make this her career. Melanie is being tested by some very prestigious judges and what they think is very important to her future. While she is playing one of the judges, a famous concert pianist named Ariane Fouchecourt (Catherine Frot), does something that distracts Melanie. She can't get back on track and she is judged in a poor light. This causes her to give up the piano.
Fast forward ten years. Melanie (Deborah Francois) manages to get an internship with a law firm run by Ariane's husband Jean (Pascal Gregory). She learns that Jean and Ariane need someone to help take care of their son Tristan (Antoine Martynciow), who also studies the piano. She offers to help them out. Ariane plays with two other people, Laurent (Xavier DeGuillebon) and Virginie (Clotilde Mollet). The trio have some very important concerts coming up and they need Ariane to be sure of herself (for a reason I will not mention she has been shaky). As Melanie can read music she becomes Ariane's page turner. And that my friends is all I will tell you.
The Page Turner is a simple story of revenge but it is very well done. I have read Dercourt and his co-screenwriter Jacques Sotty have left certain details out so that we can use our imaginations to fill things in. Both Frot and Francois are excellent in their roles and everyone else is very good. So if old fashioned style thrillers are your cup of tea then The Page Turner is for you.
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