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'The Piano Lesson' review: A stage adaptation makes powerful use of cinematic form

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The Piano Lesson is the director's feature-length directorial debut.

It's the third Wilson adaptation produced by Denzel Washington .

The film is set in the mid-1930s and follows a pair of siblings who come into conflict over what to do with a slavery-era heirloom.

The film's use of light is often marvelous, veering between stage-like spotlights emanating from fixtures overhead, to warm glows that don't just softly illuminate the actors' faces but draw out internal thought from their performances.

The eponymous piano has an enormous presence throughout the film, whether as a central element of production design or as a lurking entity in the background and out of focus, lying in wait to cause a rift between the siblings.

The Piano Lesson is currently in select theaters. It will debut on Netflix Nov. 22 ..

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