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The Piano Lesson

1995, Movie, PG, 99 mins

The Piano Lesson: Review

THE PIANO LESSON, a wrenching but flawed cable adaptation of August Wilson's play, is committed to conveying the experience of poor African-Americans caught in a bind between treasuring their heritage and surviving financially. Traveling up North with a truckload of watermelons he hopes to sell with compatriot Lymon (Courtney B. Vance), irrepressible Boy Willie (Charles Dutton) dreams of purchasing 100 acres of land for $2000. Dropping by unannounced at the home of Uncle Doa... read more leave a comment