The Pianist
1998, Spanish. Directed by Mario Gas.
This music-themed drama is set in Barcelona of the mid-'80s. When famed composer Lluis Doria visits a transvestite club, he learns his lifelong friend Albert Rossell is the house pianist. A flashback takes the tale four decades into the past, where the younger Rossell rejoins Teresa after having spent years in prison for helping anti-Franco anarchists. The story continues into Paris of the '30s, the period when Doria and Rossell first met, sharing a mutual interest in music and Teresa, before civil war sent them in different directions.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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Cast & crew
- Mario GasDirector
- Jordi MollàDoria 20 años
- Pere PonceRossell 20 / 30 años
- Paulina GálvezTeresa 20 / 30 años
- Mercè ArànegaLuisa
- Marc MartínezYoung
- Francesc OrellaQuintana
- Vicky PeñaSra. Milhaud
- Michel RobinFloreal
- Serge ReggianiRossell mayor
- Nadala BatisteTeresa mayor
- Damià BarbanyPresentador
- Dorotea BárcenaRamona Baquero
Details
- Released
- 13 September 1998
- Original title
- El pianista
- Country
- Spain
- Written by
- André Grall, Mario Gas, Gustavo Hernández
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The Pianist runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Pianist isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 September 1998. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Pianist, try Chinas, Until the End of the World, Hotel Coppelia.
Who directed The Pianist?
The Pianist (1998) was directed by Mario Gas and stars Jordi Mollà, Pere Ponce, Paulina Gálvez.