An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” Generational ties also permeate the film adaptation, in theaters Friday and streaming on Netflix on Nov. 22.
This image released by Netflix shows Samuel L. Jackson in a scene from “The Piano Lesson.” This image released by Netflix shows John David Washington in a scene from “The Piano Lesson.” This image released by Netflix shows Danielle Deadwyler , left, and John David Washington in a scene from “The Piano Lesson.” This image released by Netflix shows Danielle Deadwyler , left, and Ray Fisher in a scene from “The Piano Lesson.” This image released by Netflix shows Samuel L.
It’s not the simplest thing to make a play feel cinematic, but Malcolm Washington was up to the task. His film opens up the world of the Charles family beyond the living room. In fact, this adaptation, which Washington co-wrote withscreenwriter Virgil Williams, goes beyond Wilson’s text and shows us the past and the origins of the intricately engraved piano that’s central to all the fuss.
Yes, “The Piano Lesson,” in theaters Friday and streaming on Netflix on Nov. 22, isn’t just a meditation on family history. It’s also a literal ghost story, with creaks, spooks and shadows lurking when the piano is disturbed. Deadwyler is electric as Berniece, who bears the brunt of the haunting, walking on eggshells in her life, trying to care for her young daughter and fend off passes from men who assume she can only be fulfilled with one at her side.
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