Mélanie Prouvost, a ten-year-old butcher's daughter, is a gifted pianist. That is why she and her parents decide that she sit for the Conservatory entrance exam. Although Mélanie is very likely to be admitted, she unfortunately gets distracted by the president of the jury's offhand attitude and she fails. Ten years later, Mélanie becomes her page turner, waiting patiently for her revenge.
Acting
Déborah François's dead-eyed serenity will haunt you.
Direction
Dercourt turns page-turning into genuine horror.
Director
Denis Dercourt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film weaponizes classical music's rigid hierarchy—conservatory culture's elitism becomes the perfect breeding ground for resentment. Every bow, every page turn is loaded class commentary.
Déborah François learned piano for months but the complex pieces are actually played by professional pianist Hélène Grimaud's hands in close-ups.
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