The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

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The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

Directed by	Stephen Quay Timothy Quay
Produced by	Keith Griffiths Hengameh Panahi Alexander Ris
Written by	Alan Passes
Music by	Trevor Duncan Christopher Slaski
Cinematography	Nick Knowland
Editing by	Simon Laurie
Release date(s)	2005
Country	Germany France UK
Language	Portuguese English
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The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes, released in 2005, was the second feature-length film by the Brothers Quay and their first film in over ten years. It features of Amira Casar, Gottfried John and Assumpta Serna.

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An 19th-century opera singer is murdered on-stage shortly before her upcoming wedding. Soon after being slain by the nefarious Dr. Emmanuel Droz during a live performance, Malvina van Stille is spirited away to the inventor's remote villa to be reanimated and forced to play the lead in a grim production staged to recreate her abduction. As the time for the performance draws near, piano tuner of earthquakes Felisberto sets out to activate the seven essential automata who dot the dreaded doctor's landscape and make sure all the essential elements are in place. Once again instilled with life after her brief stay in the afterworld, amnesiac Malvina is soon drawn to the mysterious Felisberto as a result of his uncanny resemblance to her one-time fiancé Adolfo.