The Concert (1974) User Reviews

A sweet little film, used for HBO Short Takes

[aramintamd · 8/10 · 10 January 2006]

As an early HBO viewer, I used to love the Short Take interludes between the movies (sometimes more than the movies themselves). Some very high quality flicks were shown during these sweet filler times.

The Concert is one of those sweet memories. A nice little piece, about finding music in the most unlikely of places (behind the Royal Albert Hall, in the middle of a zebra crossing). I was lucky enough to capture it on video during one of the airings, but I would *love* a copy of this movie on DVD.

I've been searching for the title of this piece for quite some time, and now that I've found it, I wanted to share my love for the piece with others.

Sadly, there doesn't seem to be much market for these sorts of pieces. It is available on VHS but not DVD. If you do get a chance, see the film.

Music at your feet.

[lib-4 · 9/10 · 19 March 1999]

A delightful short film - a musician on his way to the Albert Hall finds that his feet make music on the crosswalk as if it were a piano.... others get involved tuning etc. even the birds make the telephone lines into staffs... fun for all.

a fun romp

[youdontsmellbad · 4 February 2004]

a concert pianist performs his piece by stepping on the piano-like lines of a crosswalk near royal albert hall. the street becomes his stage and the world, his audience. it's short, sweet, and worth a laugh or two.

p.s. i've always wanted to comment on one of these all-but-unknown shorts, and now i have. i can die happy.