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The Piano Lesson

Mama Ola polished this pianowith her tears for 17 years

Mama Ola polished this piano
with her tears for 17 years

Full Transcript

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Mama Ola polished this piano with her tears
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for 17 years.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:34
Uploaded
Apr 02, 2025
Genres
drama, music
Production
Mundy Lane Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Follows the lives of the Charles family as they deal with themes of family legacy and more, in deciding what to do with an heirloom, the family piano.
For 17 years, she rubbed on it till her hands bled. - The Piano Lesson 00:06
For 17 years, she rubbed on it till her hands bled.
Then she rubbed the blood in, mixed it with the rest of the blood on it. - The Piano Lesson 00:06
Then she rubbed the blood in, mixed it with the rest of the ...
She rubbed and cleaned and polished and prayed over it. - The Piano Lesson 00:07
She rubbed and cleaned and polished and prayed over it.
"Play something for me, Berniece." - The Piano Lesson 00:09
"Play something for me, Berniece."
"I cleaned it up for you. Play something for me, Berniece." - The Piano Lesson 00:09
"I cleaned it up for you. Play something for me, Bernie...
But you don't never stop to look at what his foolishness cost your mama. - The Piano Lesson 00:05
But you don't never stop to look at what his foolishnes...
Seventeen years' worth of cold nights in an empty bed. For what? - The Piano Lesson 00:06
Seventeen years' worth of cold nights in an empty bed. ...
I look at you, - The Piano Lesson 00:06
I look at you,
You, Papa Boy Charles, Wining Boy, Doaker, Crawley. - The Piano Lesson 00:06
You, Papa Boy Charles, Wining Boy, Doaker, Crawley.
More killing and more thieving. I ain't never seen it come to nothing. - The Piano Lesson 00:05
More killing and more thieving. I ain't never seen it c...
People falling down their wells. It don't never stop! - The Piano Lesson 00:05
People falling down their wells. It don't never stop!
I done a little bit of stealing here and there, - The Piano Lesson 00:07
I done a little bit of stealing here and there,
I can't be speaking for nobody else. You... you all got to speak for yourself. - The Piano Lesson 00:05
I can't be speaking for nobody else. You... you all got...
You killed Crawley just as sure as if you pulled the trigger. - The Piano Lesson 00:05
You killed Crawley just as sure as if you pulled the trigger...
If the nigger was here, I'd whoop his ass for getting me and Lymon shot at. - The Piano Lesson 00:06
If the nigger was here, I'd whoop his ass for getting m...
- Crawley ain't knew about that wood. - We told the man about the wood! - The Piano Lesson 00:05
- Crawley ain't knew about that wood. - We told the man...
He seen we was sneaking it. Why else we gonna go out there at night? - The Piano Lesson 00:05
He seen we was sneaking it. Why else we gonna go out there a...
Them fellas try to run us off it, and Crawley tried to bully them. - The Piano Lesson 00:05
Them fellas try to run us off it, and Crawley tried to bully...
- Crawley ain't knew. You stole that wood! - We ain't stole no wood. - The Piano Lesson 00:05
- Crawley ain't knew. You stole that wood! - We ain...
We was hauling wood for Jim Miller and keeping us a little bit on the side. - The Piano Lesson 00:06
We was hauling wood for Jim Miller and keeping us a little b...