Holland's Opus" might not set the box office on fire. Ostensibly about the competitiveness between gifted young pianists, this picture is actually about ambition, disappointment, sacrifice, love, betrayal and a lot more. Dreyfuss married writer and producer Jeramie Rain in the early 1980s, and they had three children: Emily (born 1983), Benjamin (born 1986), and Harry (born 1990). She questions whether it will also be voiced and the answer is a flat no. Not bad for the price of a movie ticket! Just like scenes in a movie, many passages are recorded several times and the best chosen to splice them all seamlessly together. He's like a sponge. This answer is: Study guides. He left the family when his son was 21 years old, and remarried more than once; he and his son were not on speaking terms at the time of his death. Finally Understand! The concerti heard in the film are carefully selected excerpts; the actual pieces run in the half-hour range to perform in their entirety. He had one line, "Shall I get the cops? Paul later apologizes to Heidi and they have a coffee date. Heidi Schoonover is a talented young pianist with a promising future. "The scene were I sang the John Lennon song ["Beautiful Boy"] to my son. It's extremely difficult for a man to deal with a woman who makes more money, or enjoys more of the intangible rewards, than he does. To Schifrin, the project was a rare event. Local viewers may recognize a few of the locations in the film, as well as some of the people and animals in it. Paul that she doesnt think he will be able to win the game if he stays home, so she will have to make a move on him. Does Steven Spielberg have any biological kids. According to the 23rd January 1981 edition of show-business trade paper 'The Hollywood Reporter', actress Amy Irving and actor Richard Dreyfuss achieved "verisimilitude" with the assistance of a Fender-Rhodes silent keyboard. By the time locations were being scouted, virtually all of the city's leading concert halls were fully booked. Paul Dietrich, at almost 30 years old, is a fading piano prodigy. The one that Richard Dreyfuss "played" and "conducted" was the Emperor Concerto of Beethoven (his 5th). The Pianist who played the piano in the movie? - Answers In preparation for their roles playing pianists in this film, according to the film's production notes, actress Amy Irving and actor Richard Dreyfuss trained in piano playing for around four months.