Under The Piano

October. 01,1996      
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

An autistic child growing up in the 1940's and 50's with a mother who is bitter because her fear of success has denied to herself a possible career in opera. This anger translates into an over-protectiveness of her mentally ill daughter, even into the child's adulthood. But a loving sister, herself having an arm that is paralyzed, is a bastion against the limitations imposed by the mother and finally helps her sister to live a more full life.

Amanda Plummer as  Franny Basilio
Megan Follows as  Rosetta Basilio
Teresa Stratas as  Regina Basilio
Dan Lett as  Dr. Harkness
Richard Blackburn as  Dr. Banman
Andrew Tarbet as  Orderly
Anita La Selva as  Juliet 24
Jackie Richardson as  Mrs. Syms
Deborah Grover as  Nurse Thompson
Richard McMillan as  Dr. Davison

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Reviews

SoTrumpBelieve
1996/10/01

Must See Movie...

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Console
1996/10/02

best movie i've ever seen.

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1996/10/03

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

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Rio Hayward
1996/10/04

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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