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Danielle Deadwyler took an unconventional path to the silver screen. Now she anchors Denzel Washington’s new adaptation of ‘The Piano Lesson.’ ...

Denzel Washington has been on a quest to adapt all of the works in playwright August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle for years. But with “The Piano Lesson,” Wilson’s work has become a family affair.

The Piano Lesson Rated PG-13 for scenes of trauma and violence, some language, and some ghosts. Running time: 2 hours 5 minutes. Watch on Netflix. A correction was made on ...

Set in 1936 Pittsburgh, “Piano Lesson” centers on the estranged relationship between Boy Willie Charles (John David Washington) and his sister Berniece (Deadwyler), and their heirloom piano's ...

Ghosts are everywhere in The Piano Lesson, and no matter what shape they take, they persistently haunt the protagonists of ...

The revelation of this “Piano Lesson,” though, is Deadwyler as Berniece, a role filled earlier by the likes of S. Epatha Merkerson, Danielle Brooks and Alfre Woodard.

All that being said, I don't think that The Piano Lesson is a perfect film. The movie's pacing and runtime bogged it down at points, which is no doubt because it's an adaptation of a full stage play.

In August Wilson’s play “The Piano Lesson” — revived on Broadway in 2022, adapted with care and much the same cast for the screen by Malcolm Washington — Berniece hasn’t played the ...

The Piano Lesson, adapted from the August Wilson play, is directed by Malcolm Washington who co-wrote the screenplay with Virgil Williams. Skip to main content. Open Mega Menu ...