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Pop Culture Happy Hour

The Piano Lesson

Pop Culture Happy Hour

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4.5 β€’ 10.6K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

You may not see Denzel Washington in the new Netflix film adaptation of the August Wilson play The Piano Lesson, but his influence as producer – and parent – is unmistakable. Denzel's son Malcolm Washington is the director, and his son John David Washington plays one of the leads alongside Danielle Deadwyler and Samuel L. Jackson. It's a story about family, legacy and community. And the hauntings both literal and figurative make a big impression.

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You may not see Denzel Washington in the new film adaptation of the August Wilson play, The Piano Lesson,

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but his influence as producer and parent is unmistakable.

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That makes sense in a story about family, legacy, and community.

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Denzel's son Malcolm is the director, and his son John David plays one of the leads

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alongside Daniel Deadweiler.

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And this story of hauntings, both literal and figurative, makes a big impression.

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I'm Aisha Harris. And I'm Linda Holmes,

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and today we're talking about the piano lesson on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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