Madame Sousatzka

Shirley MacLaine's Golden Globe winning performance was matched by India's gorgeous star actress, Shabana Azmi's as Sushila Sen. MacLaine's part is that of a reputably in high demand local piano teacher who takes younger piano prodigies to the brink of... Full review

To me this movie was excellent. It showed how much work you must go through to be the best and also inspired me to keep practicing the piano. I think any aspiring musician should watch this movie.The main character was... Full review

Madame Sousatska is a story of the collision of worlds: British vs. Indian, art vs. business, artist vs. non-artist, and most importantly, adult vs. child.Manek Sen (Navin Chowdhry) is the bright, gifted child of a poor Indian immigrant, Shushita (Shabana... Full review

Sweet hearted at it's core ..the relationships of how people care and become important to each other unfolds at the right pace in this story. It is acted so well that although not an exciting picture it seems to flow... Full review

John Schlesinger became famous as a polemic and very socially oriented director, but this is his Masterpiece of all times. It is not a monumental movie and it is not a box-office smashing hit.No. This is a far superior work... Full review

Too bad there wasn't made a Madame Sousatzka II and a Madame Sousatzka III with successive students. This film does more for any plausible immortality than her laughable, daffy & wild reincarnation baubles. Sousatzka is one hell of a story,... Full review

This movie was wonderfully written, produced and directed. A+. Easily a 3 star movie, esp if you are one of the many music persons who also play an instrument. However, I was a bit bewildered about the contribution of Twiggy... Full review

Shirley MacLaine once said as a joke in an interview that "not more than ten people saw the movie"! Well, I am lucky to claim that I was one of the ten and rate it as my top ten movie... Full review

This movie was an extremely enjoyable experience. I loved every minute of it, even though the story itself is not much to talk about. Its really a slice of life, centering on a piano teacher and her star pupil. The... Full review

I can see how this movie would not be for everyone. However, it worked beautifully for me. It was a wonderful contrast of a renowned piano teacher who becomes too attached to her young prodigy. The story was a wonderful... Full review

She's funny, clever and wondrous to behold, and she carries "Madame Sousatzka" to heights that might not readily seem warranted by the script, which is composed of elements that might seem overly familiar. This is the rich character played by Shirley MacLaine in "Madame Sousatzka," her first film since winning the Oscar for "Terms of Endearment" five years ago. ... Full Review

But he gives up extracurricular activities to meet Madame Sousatzka's demands for perfection. Though it has a few rough spots and runs a touch long, "Madame Sousatzka" counters with Old World charm. ... Full Review

John Schlesinger's "Madame Sousatzka" is as charming and fanciful as it is impossible to pigeonhole. But Schlesinger never loses sight of the colorful human threads ... Full Review

Madame Sousatzka " is an extraordinary movie that loves music and loves the people it is about, and has the patience to do justice to both. Madame Sousatzka believes that this boy, Manek, can be a great pianist, a virtuoso - but we, in the audience, have no objective way to know if she is a great teacher of great musicians, or just a piano teacher who is deluding herself and the boy. ... Full Review

The bombshell of Bollywood, Mallika Sherwat has truly captured everyone's heart with her performance ... Join India Forums for free to comment on this story. ... Full Article

Last Updated: 12:13PM GMT 22 Mar 2009 Although most were at the Royal College of Music, he also coached Shirley MacLaine for her role in John Schlesinger's film Madame Sousatzka (1988), starring Peggy Ashcroft and Twiggy, in which a young... ... Full Article

MUMBAI: The cast for Gurinder Chadha's next feature, It's A Wonderful Afterlife has been announced. The international cast includes, Shabana Azmi (Fire, Godmother, Arth, Madame Sousatzka), Sally Hawkins (Happy Go Lucky), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes), Zoë Wanamaker (Harry Potter and the... ... Full Article

Shirley MacLaine is Madame Sousatzka, an aging piano instructor of Russian extraction. Entrenched in a dilapidated London rooming house, the Madame gives lessons only to the most gifted. ... Full Article