THE PIANOTUNER OF EARTHQUAKES

(The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes)
A film directed by Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Weiser Quay
2005 - 99 minutes - Color / Black & White - Dolby - 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

On  the  eve  of  her  wedding,  the  beautiful  opera  singer Malvina is mysteriously  killed   and   abducted   by   a   malevolent   Dr.   Droz. Felisberto,  an innocent piano tuner, is summoned to Droz's secluded villa to service his   strange   musical   automatons.   Little   by   little Felisberto  learns  of  the  doctor's  plans to stage a "diabolical opera" and of Malvina's fate. He secretly  conspires  to  rescue  her,  only  to become trapped himself in the web of Droz's perverse universe.
UK Release Date: February 17, 2006
Germany Release Date: August 17, 2006
France Release Date: September 20, 2006

Main Cast

Amira Casar
Gottfried John
Assumpta Serna
Cesar Sarachu
Ljubisa Lupo-Grujcic
Marc Bischoff
Henning Peker
Gilles Gavois
Volker Zack
Thomas Schmieder
Regine Zimmermann
Emil Petrov
Malvina van Stille
Dr. Emmanuel Droz
Assumpta
Adolfo Blin / Don Felisberto Fer...
Holz (gardener)
Marc (gardener)
Henning (gardener)
Echeverria (gardener)
Volker (gardener)
Thomas (gardener)
Dresser
Musician

Production Companies

ARTE
Arte France Cinéma
Koninck Studios
Lumen Films
Mediopolis Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Distributors

Artificial Eye (UK)
E.D. Distribution (France)
Piffl Medien (Germany)
Zeitgeist Films (USA)

Also Known As

Der Klavierstimmer der Erdbeben (de)
L'accordeur de tremblements de terre (fr)
The Piano Tuner of EarthQuakes (int)
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (int)

Box-Office

Worldwide Box-Office
$29,121