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Piano Dream

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english title Piano Dream
french titleRêves de Piano
year2007
countryChina
France
GB


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director HAN Junqian


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duration52'


synopsis

Quand les parents investissent tout ce qu’ils ont dans la carrière de leur fils unique

Beijing, Chine. Yin Hong, 41 ans et son mari sont nés dans les années 50. Leur jeunesse, happée par la Révolution Culturelle, ne s’est pas construite comme ils l’auraient souhaité. Mais ils aiment la musique et ont un fils unique, Lü Nan, aujourd’hui âgé de 15 ans. A contre-pied de la facilité, ce jeune pianiste voit son avenir se construire à la lumière des dictats, des espoirs et des sacrifices de ses parents. La réalisatrice a filmé le parcours de cette famille chinoise pendant plus de trois ans et nous apporte un témoignage hors du commun : sans véritable commentaire, c’est les images et les situations, au cœur de la Chine contemporaine qui constituent la narration de cet étonnant voyage au cœur de l’adolescence d’un musicien doué en prise avec les rêves de jeunesse frustrés de sa mère omniprésente.

Le prix de l’émancipation de ce jeune homme, sera-t-il finalement celui de l’exil ?

When parents invest everything they have into their son's career...

Beijing, China. Yin Hong, 41 years old and her husband were born in the 50’s. The Cultural Revolution impacted dramatically on their youth: there was no place for any artistic expression. Yet, they loved music, and they have a gifted son, Lu Nan, who today is 15 year’s old. Going through many hardships, they attempt to build their son’s musical career with their own frustrated dreams. For Lu Nan, it becomes a difficult journey into maturity, and one wonders if exile is the price to pay for his freedom….

“Piano Dream” is a documentary about dreams. It is a story of desire for a child’s success, a dream journey binding two generations. The film brings attention to a woman’s choice and fate, probing the impact of her dream on her son’s growing up, on their relationship. It also shows the character’s bitterness to a point where one can ask oneself if her dream is not becoming her son’s nightmare.

The filmmaker followed the family for a long time and shot over a period of nearly three years. This film keeps faithful to real life, but maintains a poetic feel. It can be screened in its original 99 minutes version, or in the 52 minutes international TV version.

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