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Menemsha Films Acquires WWII Romance 'The Pianist’s Choice'

1/16/2026

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Menemsha Films has acquired United States rights to The Pianist’s Choice, a World War II romantic drama by Jacques Otmezguine.
Oscar Lesage plays François Touraine, a pianist who tours Germany to save the Jewish woman he loves.
The cast includes César winners Philippe Torreton and Laurence Côte alongside Pia Lagrange and Zoé Adjani-Vallat.
Menemsha plans to release the film later this year.

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Menemsha Films has acquired United States rights to The Pianist’s Choice, a World War II romantic drama by Jacques Otmezguine.
Oscar Lesage plays François Touraine, a pianist who tours Germany to save the Jewish woman he loves.
The cast includes César winners Philippe Torreton and Laurence Côte alongside Pia Lagrange and Zoé Adjani-Vallat.
Menemsha plans to release the film later this year.