
Pianomania follows Stefan Knüpfer, a piano tuner from Steinway and his famous clients Lang Lang, Brendel, Buchbinder and Pierre-Laurent Aimard as they search for the perfect pitch. Truly an unusual and entertaining peek behind the curtain at the world's great concert halls.... (Full plot summary below)
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Pianomania follows Stefan Knüpfer, a piano tuner from Steinway and his famous clients Lang Lang, Brendel, Buchbinder and Pierre-Laurent Aimard as they search for the perfect pitch. Truly an unusual and entertaining peek behind the curtain at the world's great concert halls.
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| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA solid, workmanlike look at a profession (piano technician) never before covered in the cinema. |
| Slant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierStefan Knüpfer's subtle charisma feels more suited to a beefily human New Yorker article than a documentary film. |
| Time OutTrevor JohnstonA captivating film not just for pianomaniacs. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Tim RobeyDelightfully esoteric doc about Steinway's piano-tuner-in-chief, Stefan Knupfer, and his selfless quest for perfect sound. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisI imagine what makes Knüpfer such a talent is his extrasensory grasp of what each musician needs for each piece and piano. He trusts he can locate that abstract perfect disappearing, and, eventually, so do we. |
| Boston PhoenixBetsy ShermanYou don't need to be knowledgeable about classical music to savor Pianomania any more than you need to know about Donkey Kong to enjoy TheKing of Kong. |
| Village VoiceBrian MillerDirectors Lilian Franck and Robert Cibis fail to plumb their subject's frustrations or any other insightful biographical details. |
| Financial TimesNigel AndrewsNinety-three minutes pass like a bar of the "Minute Waltz." |
| Easy Reader (California)Neely SwansonTo enjoy this film, one has to care about everything-piano |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAs Pianomania gradually reveals, Knüpfer is able to do this so well because he is as much of a crazed perfectionist as the pianists themselves, maybe even more so. |