Plot
One dark summer night, Francesca Cunningham, a once world famed pianist, escapes from her hospital room and tries to commit suicide by jumping off a local bridge. She is rescued and taken back to the hospital and undergoes psychological treatment by Dr. Larsen. Larsen, desperately wants to know the events and persons who drove her to this state and help her. He makes Francesca talk about her past - a past with a controlling guardian, Nicholas, no friends, kept apart from the man she loved and forced to practice the piano 5-6 hours a day.
Written by
Muriel Box, Sydney Box
Directed by
Compton Bennett
Crew
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Ortus Films, Sydney Box Productions
Languages
English
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total