Underplayed Gems

Being Eriko (2020)

Being Eriko poster
Original title
Erikos verdener
Directed by
Jannik Splidsboel
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 15m
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A portrait of Japanese classical pianist Eriko Makimura. It explores her childhood of coercion, public humiliation, and loneliness, and how the piano became both her tormentor and protector. The film also follows her move to Scandinavia, where she finds the freedom she always craved.

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What happens

Erikos verdener er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 2020, der er instrueret af Jannik Splidsboel. Fortællingen om den japanske klassiske pianist Eriko Makimura. En fortælling om hvordan en kvindelig klassisk pianist er blevet til, med tvang, offentlig ydmygelse og uendelig ensomhed. Flygelet blev både hendes bøddel og hendes beskytter. Om clashet mellem klassisk musik og personlig performance, som et modsvar på en verden, som Eriko, fra hun var to år gammel, ikke har haft meget indflydelse på, og om mødet mellem to forskellige kulturer: den japanske og så den skandinaviske, hvor Eriko finder den frihed, som hun har længtes efter fra barnsben. Filmen er et sjældent indblik i, hvad der gemmer sig bag at blive en omvandrende pianist-perfektion, med ar på sjælen og nødvendigheden i at tage en lang omvej for at finde passionen og lysten til at fremføre klassiske koncerter igen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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