The world’s most talented young pianists compete in the International Chopin Piano Competition, held every five years in Warsaw, Poland. A rare behind the scenes look at the triumphant highs and crushing lows of competition, Pianoforte is both a testament to the remarkable power of music and an intimate coming-of-age portrait.
Directed by Jakub Piątek
music competition
behind the scenes
pianist
playing piano
concert pianist
chamber music
music documentary
classical pianist
behind the music
pianists
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IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
Where to Watch
Crew
Maciej Kubicki
Producer
Izabela Łopuch
Co-Producer
Fedor Struchev
Camera Operator
Michał Fojcik
Sound
Bartłomiej Bogacki
Dialogue Editor
Jarosław Kamiński
Editorial Consultant
Michał Fojcik
Sound Director
Leszek Dawid
Editorial Consultant
Popular Reviews
10 reviews
Hania
8.0★ · 11/19/25
Lowkey mogłabym to wygrać
Lowkey mogłabym to wygrać
en
3.8★ · 10/17/24
yawning
yawning
Robin Hellgren
6.0★ · 10/17/23
Interesting topic but this doc really doesn’t do it justice, everything felt very surface level and kinda brushed over even with the 90+ minute runtime. Makes me wonder if this would have been better suited as a short doc.
Interesting topic but this doc really doesn’t do it justice, everything felt very surface level and kinda brushed over even with the 90+ minute runtime. Makes me wonder if this would have been better suited as a short doc.
Mateo FernandezPRO
6.0★ · 01/28/23
Sundance Film Festival 2023 #9
It’s amazing to see such talent in a documentary film like pianoforte. The way that we get to spend time with all of these musicians is great and I really enjoyed seeing their home lives. My one big complaint is that it jumped around too much and too quickly to the point where when we got to understand and meet someone a little bit better it immediately jumped to the next person. I always love music documentaries and this was an ok one but most of it was fun to see. My other complaint is that it also felt super long. I’m not sure why but it just did. All of the final performances were immaculate and I loved the music that was being played. Also how can you not like a movie that starts with a Tame Impala song.
Sundance Film Festival 2023 #9
It’s amazing to see such talent in a documentary film like pianoforte. The way that we get to spend time with all of these musicians is great and I really enjoyed seeing their home lives. My one big complaint is that it jumped around too much and too quickly to the point where when we got to understand and meet someone a little bit better it immediately jumped to the next person. I always love music documentaries and this was an ok one but most of it was fun to see. My other complaint is that it also felt super long. I’m not sure why but it just did. All of the final performances were immaculate and I loved the music that was being played. Also how can you not like a movie that starts with a Tame Impala song.
