The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
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| 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 is the second feature-length film by The Brothers Quay and their first film in over ten years.
[edit] Plot
An 18th-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 automatons 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.
