The Music Teacher

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The Music Teacher (original French title: Le maître de musique) 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.

[edit] Plot

Retired opera singer Joachim Dallayrac (van Dam) retreats to the countryside to teach two young singers, Sophie (Roussel) and Jean (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.

[edit] Cast

Actor Role
José van Dam Joachim Dallayrac
Anne Roussel Sophie Maurier
Philippe Volter Jean Nilson
Sylvie Fennec Estelle Fischer
Patrick Bauchau Prince Scotti
Johan Leysen François Manssaux

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