Under The Piano (1996)
October 1, 1996Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Amanda Plummer
Franny Basilio
Megan Follows
Rosetta Basilio
Teresa Stratas
Regina Basilio
Dan Lett
Dr. Harkness
John Juliani
Frank
Richard Blackburn
Dr. Banman
Andrew Tarbet
Orderly
Anita La Selva
Juliet 24
James Carroll
Nick
Jackie Richardson
Mrs. Syms
Judith Orban
Hazel
Tara Macri
Michelle
Louisa Martin
Michelle's Mom
Colin O'Meara
Rick
Kevin Sullivan
Producer
Susan Tsagkaris
Leonora
Deborah Grover
Nurse Thompson
Richard McMillan
Dr. Davison
Robert Saad
Cinematographer
Simone Rosenberg
Young Violet
Mairin Wilkinson
Editor
Andrew Sardella
Tommy, age 13
Carly Street
Catherine
Ashley Taylor
Franny, age 10
Media.
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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.