Two Pianos

Name: Two Pianos
Genre: Drama, Romance, Music
Released: May 1, 2026
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 68

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: May 1, 2026 | Not Rated

Summary: After years of self-imposed exile, pianist Mathias (François Civil) returns to France, where his former mentor, Eléna (Charlotte Rampling), has invited him to perform a series of concerts with her in his hometown of Lyon. Once a rising star of the French musical scene and Eléna’s prized pupil, Mathias has spent many years teaching andAfter years of self-imposed exile, pianist Mathias (François Civil) returns to France, where his former mentor, Eléna (Charlotte Rampling), has invited him to perform a series of concerts with her in his hometown of Lyon. Once a rising star of the French musical scene and Eléna’s prized pupil, Mathias has spent many years teaching and performing in Japan. Soon after his arrival, a chance encounter with a child who looks just like him throws Mathias into turmoil, threatening to drag him down, and leads him back to his first love, Claude (Nadia Tereszkiewicz).… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Music

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 115 min

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The Film Stage C.J. Prince

Apr 27, 2026

Two Pianos amounts to a glimpse into a brief, tumultuous time in these two people’s lives, where they take a short look at what could have been and nearly combust at the sight of it. Desplechin’s ability to find the raw, human qualities in that experience––and to respect them enough to understand that they can stand on their own rather than be weighed down by narrative contrivance––makes his movie an ideal example of what a prestige film should be. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

May 1, 2026

Two Pianos is a melodrama, and damned proud to be one. Read full review

The Film Verdict Lucy Virgen

Apr 27, 2026

Maybe the center of the drama is the obsession — love? passion? — Mathias has with Claude, and their rendezvous plays out in a rather melodramatic way. But the music imposes its presence. Strangely enough, Claude does not seem interested in music or the pianist´s career. And the film limits itself to offering a compromise in this impossible love. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Apr 27, 2026

The melodrama begins at such a high pitch in Desplechin’s latest, you might think it has nowhere to go but down, yet this earnestly inflamed tale of art, grief, betrayal and all-consuming amour on steroids keeps finding new, hysterical ways to surprise. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

May 4, 2026

It may be straight-up melodrama, from its lone, corny, over-explaining flashback to the cliched drunk tank our hero finds himself in to the grim hysteria of an ambulance ride. Desplechin’s film still strikes enough of the right notes to be entertaining. Read full review

Richard Brody

Apr 30, 2026

Desplechin and his co-writers have created an enticing set of characters who arouse a viewer’s curiosity not only about their connections to one another but about their relation to the world in which they live. But in “Two Pianos” there is no such world. Read full review

Chris Barsanti

Apr 26, 2026

Arnaud Desplechin’s film only flirts with questions about the sacrifices made for art. Read full review

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