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The Accompanist

Play trailer The Accompanist PG,  1993,  1h 51m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 67% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 77% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
67% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 77% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
In Paris during the Nazi occupation, shy and awkward Sophie (Romane Bohringer) is hired to play piano for Irene Brice (Elena Safonova), a beautiful and elegant classical singer. Initially in awe of both Irene and her husband, wealthy but ethically questionable businessman Charles (Richard Bohringer), Sophie soon becomes unwillingly drawn into the couple's life when Irene uses her as the go-between for herself and Jacques (Samuel Labarthe), her handsome lover in the French Resistance.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Jun 3, 2022
2/4
Insofar as it’s a Claude film, it’s schizophrenic, combining bourgeois escapism (via the music) with antibourgeois skepticism—without ever confronting the audience with the implicit contradiction... Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4
The performances require our close attention. All three are very complex. A lot is going on. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 22, 2011
B
Well acted French melodrama Go to Full Review
John Esther Pasadena Weekly Aug 22, 2003
2/5
Marc Vincenti Palo Alto Weekly May 20, 2003
3/4
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Jan 15, 2002
A fascinating psychological drama about the shadow side of beauty in the life of a famous opera singer. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Claude Miller

Director

Richard Bohringer

Charles Brice

Elena Safonova

Irène Brice

Romane Bohringer

Sophie Vasseur

Laurence Monteyrol

Actor

Samuel Labarthe

Jacques Fabert

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The Accompanist

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Movie Info

Synopsis In Paris during the Nazi occupation, shy and awkward Sophie (Romane Bohringer) is hired to play piano for Irene Brice (Elena Safonova), a beautiful and elegant classical singer. Initially in awe of both Irene and her husband, wealthy but ethically questionable businessman Charles (Richard Bohringer), Sophie soon becomes unwillingly drawn into the couple's life when Irene uses her as the go-between for herself and Jacques (Samuel Labarthe), her handsome lover in the French Resistance.
Director
Claude Miller
Producer
Jean-Louis Livi
Screenwriter
Claude Miller, Luc Beraud
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 2, 2009
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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