Summary
- Netflix teases intense new film,
The Piano Lesson
, showcasing a family’s history during the Great Depression and their ties to a piano carved by their ancestors. - The trailer highlights the importance of family legacy and historical trauma. The story carries a deep meaning.
- Denzel Washington produces the movie, while his son Malcolm Washington directs and writes, and his other son John David Washington stars. This indicates a deep and collaborative family effort reflective of the film’s themes.
Netflix has released a trailer for The Piano Lesson, an intense new film produced by Denzel Washington about the history of a family living through the Great Depression. Based on the 1987 play by August Wilson, the writer of Fences, the movie adaptation marks the feature directorial debut of Denzel’s son Malcolm Washington, who wrote the screenplay alongside Virgil Williams (Mudbound). The film will also star the director’s brother, John David Washington, alongside a plethora of other actors turning the Pulitzer Prize-winning play into an adaptation for the streaming platform.
Now, Netflix has released a trailer for The Piano Lesson, teasing the Washingtons’ intense new movie about a family’s history as they live through the Great Depression.
The trailer teases the Charles family’s lives during the 1930s, with their home piano being a central part of their family history. The intense preview also hints at how long the piano has been part of their lives, dating back generations to when their ancestors were enslaved. It ends by revealing the film will be in select theaters in November, followed by a Netflix release on November 22.
The Piano Lesson Is An Important Story About Family Legacy
Its Production Is Fitting For Its Themes
While the trailer focuses on the history of the piano itself, it also hints at challenges for the family, reflected in the worry seen by actors like Samuel L. Jackson and Danielle Deadwyler. There are also hints the movie will be focusing not just on the family in the 1930s, but also on their ancestors responsible for carving the piano, offering generational history aligning with the challenges they’re currently facing. This gives deeper meaning to the challenges they face, as the film will no doubt use a family framework to bolster its themes.
Denzel Washington’s movie career has seen his involvement in plenty of different films ranging across a variety of genres. The Piano Lesson, however, is a special moment for him, as his producer credit means collaborating with both of his sons to tell a story about generational trauma. The fact one of his sons wrote and directed the film while the other stars in the lead role shows the collaborative effort involved in the movie, alongside the importance their own bonds will no doubt bring to the familial story.
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With the family story also being one of historical importance, touching on topics like slavery and the struggles of a Black family in the 1930s, The Piano Lesson promises an intensely emotional journey. The trailer is a strong sign the movie will be an important entry for Netflix to finish the year with, especially given the family ties both inside the story and through its production. With this just being the first glimpse into the story, it remains to be seen what will come next when the movie finally arrives on the streaming platform.
The Piano Lesson
is also expected to debut at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10.
Source: Netflix
