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Dangerous Moonlight
Dangerous Moonlight (1941)
, 1h34
Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Political films
Actors Anton Walbrook, Sally Gray, John Laurie, Guy Middleton, Cecil Parker, Alan Keith

During the German invasion of Poland, Polish airman and piano virtuoso, Stefan Radetzky (Anton Walbrook) meets American reporter Carole Peters (Sally Gray). He volunteers to fly a "suicide mission" against Germany, but is not selected. Radetzky is among the last to escape Warsaw and months later, in New York, he and Carole meet again, and marry.
New Wine
New Wine (1941)
, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Alan Curtis, Ilona Massey, Billy Gilbert, Binnie Barnes, Sig Arno, Albert Bassermann

Austrian composer Franz Schubert flees from Vienna to avoid conscription, ending up in Hungary where he falls in love.
Avenue Montaigne
Avenue Montaigne (2006)
, 1h46
Directed by Danièle Thompson
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Piano
Actors Cécile de France, Valérie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel, Laura Morante, Claude Brasseur, Sydney Pollack

Jessica has moved from her small Burgundian town of Mâcon to Paris to start a new life, inspired by her grandmother, Madame Roux, who "always loved luxury". In Paris, she initially has trouble finding work, and spends one evening without shelter. She eventually gets a job waitressing in a small café, the Bar des Théâtres, even though the café, following tradition, has never before hired female waiters. The owner hires Jessica only because he is expecting large crowds soon and needs staff. The café is in an area of Paris close by several artistic venues, including the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and a concert hall, on Avenue Montaigne. One of the backstage staff at the theatre, Claudie (Dani), helps to welcome Jessica to Paris.
Four Minutes
Four Minutes (2006)
, 1h52
Directed by Chris Krâus
Origin German
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Prison films, Films about sexuality, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Piano, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Monica Bleibtreu, Hannah Herzsprung, Vadim Glowna, Richy Müller, Nadja Uhl, Jasmin Tabatabai

Traude Krueger (Bleibtreu) is working as a piano teacher in a women's prison. While selecting new students, she meets Jenny Von Loeben (Herzsprung). When she tells her she can't take any lessons because her hands are too rough and she is uncooperative, Jenny becomes enraged and almost kills the prison guard, Mütze (Pippig), also one of Krueger's students. Then she starts playing the piano. Krueger listens from the hallway and, impressed by her talent, later offers Jenny lessons, but requires absolute obedience, including eating a sheet of paper. She tells Jenny never to play 'that kind of negro-music' again.
The Seventh Veil
The Seventh Veil (1945)
, 1h34
Directed by Compton Bennett
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors James Mason, Ann Todd, Herbert Lom, Hugh McDermott, Albert Lieven, Yvonne Owen

Francesca Cunningham (Ann Todd) is a silent, suicidal mental patient under the care of Dr. Larsen (Herbert Lom). Via hypnosis, Larsen leads her to describe her life history so he can investigate the events that brought her to attempt suicide. The film largely consists of a series of flashbacks in which Francesca talks about her life, removing successive "veils" to recover memories.
Thyagaiah
Thyagaiah (1946)
, 3h6
Directed by Chittor V. Nagaiah
Genres Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians
Actors Chittor V. Nagaiah, C. Lakshmi Rajyam, Padmanabham, Mudigonda Lingamurthy

Thyagayya (Nagaiah) is a villager composing devotional music to Rama while rejecting the court of Serfoji, Maharajah of Tanjore (Narayana Murthy), the dominant cultural center of the region. Turning down invitations and gifts from the Maharajah, he provokes the jealous wrath of his brother Japesen (Lingamurthy). The film's climax comes when Japesen destroys Rama's idols, Thyagaraja resurrects them eventually and sacrifices his life to his God.
Kène ya ma kène...
Kène ya ma kène... (2010)
, 1h25
Directed by Hichem Ben Ammar
Origin Tunisie
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films

In a popular neighborhood of Tunis, a trombonist dreams that his son, Anès, becomes a great musician. The son makes his father’s dream his own, and develops extraordinary aptitudes with the violin. After winning several international competitions, he is offered the chance to enroll in the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin School in London. The film shows us Anès' journey, the obstacles he faces on the way, and his evolution while in exile in Europe.
Kinshasa Symphony
Kinshasa Symphony (2010)
, 1h35
Origin German
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the third-largest city in Africa with 10 million inhabitants. The film shows how some people living there have managed to forge one of the most complex systems of human cooperation ever invented: a symphony orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste) performing composers such as Handel, Verdi, Beethoven. "Kinshasa Symphony" shows Kinshasa in all its diversity, speed, colour, vitality and energy. It is a film about the Congo, about the people of Kinshasa and about music.
Tous les soleils
Tous les soleils (2011)
, 1h45
Directed by Philippe Claudel
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about computing, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians
Actors Stefano Accorsi, Neri Marcorè, Clotilde Courau, Anouk Aimée, Lisa Cipriani, Xavier Boulanger

Alessandro is an Italian teacher who is determined to be a good father for his teenage daughter Irina. This is impeded by Alessandro's brother Crampone who lives in the same household and who never ceased to foster revolutionary political ideas.
Night Song
Night Song (1948)
, 1h42
Directed by John Cromwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Dana Andrews, Merle Oberon, Ethel Barrymore, Hoagy Carmichael, Bess Flowers, Jacqueline White

San Francisco wealthy socialite Cathy Mallory is entranced by the music of a nightclub pianist, Dan Evans, who is blind. He is bitter and resents a potential lady bountiful's attempt to become his patron saint.