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Short film about Marc Manceaux, the owner of the oldest piano shop in Paris.

Directed, shot & edited by Tom Wrigglesworth & Mathieu Cuvelier
tomwrigglesworth.com
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Graded by Luke Morrison at The Mill
Mixed by Jeff Smith at 750mph

Special thanks to Clare Sullivan at 750mph

© Tom Wrigglesworth and Mathieu Cuvelier 2011

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Nick Robinson 2 months ago

merveilleux
FucknFilthy 2 months ago

awesome! posted on fucknfilthy.com
Jeremy Phillip Floral 2 months ago

"fucknfilthy.com" great name for a site, clicked it right away lol
AETKinneir 2 months ago

tres tres bien Col. A beautiful story, beautifully filmed.
WeDoThatStuff 2 months ago

Merci Mathieu pour ce joli film plein de poesie d homme libre.
MathieuCuv. 2 months ago

My pleasure!
Noar 2 months ago

La liberté selon un passionné, tres beau portrait!! Bravo!!
yannis 2 months ago

beautiful film. Thank you and well done.
Sam Morrill 2 months ago

This is wonderful. So inspiring to see the respect he has for the instrument, almost as though it were a living, breathing thing.
Craig D. Forrest 2 months ago

Excellent.
Light Bulb 2 months ago

Loved it. Wonderful cinematography and great narration.
Chris Gavin 2 months ago

Wondeful film. To see all of those pianos in bits, you see what an incredible fusion of wood, metal, art and science each and every instrument really is...
George Levitikos 2 months ago

Amazing!
posted @ La Mer De Pianos post.ly/4IaGQ
Laura Roche 2 months ago

touching
Andrés F Vargas 2 months ago

Formidable!
FMR 2 months ago

wicked awesome!
Maria Angelica Mazzoni 2 months ago

Magnifique!
fbazin 2 months ago

Tres bon! je vais l'envoyer a mon frère qui adore le piano
William Gallego 2 months ago

What a wonderful film. This man cares for each instrument he has to break down and feels for its demise. At the same time he tries to reuse each of the parts. He has a true passion for what he does. As a musician, one can relate to his attachment, passion, and dedication to what he does.
Adrian 2 months ago

What is the song at 1:20 ? I love it and must know the composer.
rere kass 2 months ago

i second that, its super famous but i can't remember the name or composer
rere kass 2 months ago

@adrian, did you find out? if you ever do could you let me know?
Adrian 2 months ago

I just found out two nights ago! A friend who plays piano came by and narrowed it down until we found it: Nocturne No.20 - Op.P1 No.16 - in C#m

youtube.com/watch?v=RoQzJVxLucs
killerkim 2 months ago

What an amazingly beautiful life this man leads, and you captured it beautifully. Thank you.
johnbos 2 months ago

this is great! what is the last song by the way?
Yashar Asheri 2 months ago

I agree! does anyone know the song at the end?? thanks!
tim prebble 2 months ago

beautiful!
young 2 months ago

ㄹ퍼ㅡㅏ
Bellographix 2 months ago

Love it! These short films inspire me to find people like Marc and tell a great story.
documentary.net 2 months ago

brilliant work! featured on:
documentary.net/la-mer-de-pianos-the-oldest-piano-shop-in-paris/
Philip Walsh 2 months ago

Beautiful (love the music too)
Cute Cut Muvees 2 months ago

Its the case that the store and the owner are the same "one" , a deep blend ...when he dies , many years from now ...the store will lose its soul ...and, consequently , it ll die as well...
Great color , great mix , great felling ...short, amazing job ...
Thiago Schiavoni 2 months ago

Merveilleux! Je vais partager sur mon blog.
Jeremy Phillip Floral 2 months ago

Amazing, it really took me to France, in this man's shop for 3 minutes. I felt like I was with him, spending time. What a wonderful story. I love his quote about what being alive is, just a piano, water, a book and that's all he needs. Great cinematography. This wasn't something without any fabric or authenticity, not like some of the graffitti documentaries I've seen, time and time again. Very interesting and entertaining. His French was music to my ears as well. Good job!!
Sid 2 months ago

This is so good.
Evan Peters 2 months ago

Very well done. Beautifully made film. I found this inspiring.
Woyda 2 months ago

It's a very nice story.
Peter Vandall 2 months ago

Beautiful. What did you shoot on? Red? 5D?
Ambroise Becchio - PRODEINE 2 months ago

Like the sound from a piano: simple and vibrant.
EXTR Studios 2 months ago

Harika! Harika! (wonderful in turkish)
EXTR Studios 2 months ago

And a very romantic subject very nice shot, wonderful overall...
pierre oberkampf 2 months ago

great man, great job !
Portable 2 months ago

Great Video, we've posted an article about it here,
portable.tv/talks/post/organ-donation-for-pianos/
MathieuCuv. 2 months ago

Thx!
Oscar Thompson 2 months ago

Absolutely beautiful.
annemie 2 months ago

Beautiful! It's so wonderful to see preservation with passion
Hermanos 2 months ago

Magique. Juste à côté de chez moi, la passage s'impose. :)
holke79 2 months ago

Just incredible... love this man. Magnifique!
NaNo Media 2 months ago

so inpiring
Abyxx 2 months ago

Amazing! Thank you!
hymt 2 months ago

great in so many ways!! what was is shot on?
Alexander Koning 2 months ago

Very cool, very well made! Thanx
Lukas 1 month ago

Beautiful!
NoellaL 1 month ago

J'aime son idée de la liberté... Votre court métrage est très poétique! beau boulot! Aucune fausse note ;)
stijn dessel 1 month ago

Beautiful film. I like it how he talks about "killing" a piano. He has a deep love for pianos. People like him should be cherished, too bad it will become very difficult for him to survive.
The Foundry 1 month ago

Love the look of this video. Shared at 8hourday.com/the-oldest-piano-shop-in-paris
Danny Cooke 1 month ago

Absolutely beautiful documentary! Well done!
arthur reinders folmer 1 month ago

Beautiful, it's such a pity such stores and craftsmanship are declining. The romanticism and especially the words by Marc at the end ring very true these days, when we want or require too much in life.

I hope your movie will play it's part in showing this to others. It at least did it for me!
Yatzer 1 month ago

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Patrick McLoad 3 weeks ago

This is a very nice video; I just wish the guy had a bit more space to work in. Liked the soundtrack too. Passed along to me by Bill Fester...thanks Bill!.

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MathieuCuv. 2 months ago

Cannon 5D