Under The Piano (1996)
October 1, 1996Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Amanda Plummer
Franny Basilio
Megan Follows
Rosetta Basilio
Dan Lett
Dr. Harkness
Teresa Stratas
Regina Basilio
John Juliani
Frank
James Carroll
Nick
Richard Blackburn
Dr. Banman
Stefan Scaini
Director
Andrew Tarbet
Orderly
Blair Ferguson
Writer
Nicholas J. Gray
Producer
Anita La Selva
Juliet 24
Kevin Sullivan
Producer
Christopher Dedrick
Composer
Jackie Richardson
Mrs. Syms
Robert Saad
Cinematographer
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Under the Piano is a 1995 television film directed by Stefan Scaini and features Kevin Sullivan as executive producer. The film follows the story of one woman’s overwhelming faith in her talented but emotionally defenceless sister. The film starred Megan Follows and Amanda Plummer as the sisters and opera singer Teresa Stratas as their mother. Stratas won a Gemini Award as best supporting actress for her performance.The film is loosely based on the life experiences of Dolly and Henrietta Giardini. Sullivan had seen their story on an episode of 20/20 and was moved by the potential of it. Henrietta was born an autistic savant; though her mental/emotional faculties have never fully developed, she possesses an extraordinary gift for memorization and for music. The two sisters lives were crucial to each other's survival as Dolly was handicapped, born with a paralyzed arm.