The Music Teacher
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The Music Teacher is a 1988 Belgian film directed and co-written by Gérard Corbiau
. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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) retreats to the countryside to teach two young singers, Sophie (Anne Roussel) and Jean (Philippe Volter
). Although the rigorous training takes its toll on both teacher and students, there is plenty of time for relationships to develop between the three.
Gérard Corbiau
Gérard Corbiau 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 , Farinelli and Le roi danse . Two of them were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
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Plot
Retired opera singer Joachim Dallayrac (van DamJosé van Dam
Joseph, Baron van Damme , 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 diplomas and first prizes in voice and opera performance...
) retreats to the countryside to teach two young singers, Sophie (Anne Roussel) and Jean (Philippe Volter
Philippe Volter
Philippe Volter , child of director Claude Volter and actress Jacqueline Bir, was a Belgian actor....
). Although the rigorous training takes its toll on both teacher and students, there is plenty of time for relationships to develop between the three.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| José van Dam José van Dam Joseph, Baron van Damme , 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 diplomas and first prizes in voice and opera performance... |
Joachim Dallayrac |
| Anne Roussel | Sophie Maurier |
| Philippe Volter Philippe Volter Philippe Volter , child of director Claude Volter and actress Jacqueline Bir, was a Belgian actor.... |
Jean Nilson |
| Sylvie Fennec | Estelle Fischer |
| Patrick Bauchau Patrick Bauchau Patrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau is a Belgian actor.-Early life:Bauchau was born in Brussels, the son of Mary , a Russian-born school administrator and publisher, and Henry Bauchau, a school administrator, publisher, writer, and psychoanalyst who served as an officer in the Belgian... |
Prince Scotti |
| Johan Leysen | François Manssaux |