The Grand Bolero

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The Grand Bolero

2022

1h 29m

Drama

Romance

Mystery & Thriller

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During the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy, a cynical middle-aged pipe organ restorer struggles to control her obsessive attraction to her new 20-year-old mute assistant.

Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Dec 6, 2022

Fabbro’s work is a highly stylized and moody piece adorned with some marvelously creepy cinematography by Jessica La Malfa.

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Linda and Al Lerner

Movies and Shakers

Nov 20, 2022

Well-conceived, Gabriele Fabbro unveils potent performances from Vitale and Mancini in this intriguing, sensual, disturbing thriller. This is his first feature film, but it certainly won’t be his last.

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Lynn Venhaus

PopLifeSTL

Nov 18, 2022

B+

Gripes aside, The Grand Bolero is a technically impressive, thoughtfully put-together production.

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Jason Delgado

Film Threat

Nov 18, 2022

7/10

The superb performances by Lidia Vitale and Ludovica Mancini, alongside the expert craftsmanship of Gabriele Fabbro, drive the majority of The Grand Bolero.

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Peter Gray

The AU Review

Oct 31, 2022

3.5/5

Who would’ve thought that organ playing could be so sexually intoxicating? Such is the allure of the instrument or, more correctly, the repairing of, that runs through the veins of Gabriele Fabbro‘s debut feature.

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Eric L

@Eric_94 Apr 12, 2026

An odd film with a dark heart, that is definitely more thriller than sapphic romance. The acting and cinematography are superb, with the slightly claustrophic church interiors given breathing space by the outdoor scenes. SPOILER ALERT.......... BUT, music enthusiasts expecting a life-affirming story about the careful restoration of a pipe organ will be sorely disappointed. The character of Roxanne is a nasty piece of work, seemingly devoid of empathy, who makes life hell for Lucia, her mute young apprentice. After almost daily verbal abuse, Roxanne asphyxiates Lucia's brother when he dares to trespass on "church land". Then there's the bizarre seduction/non-seduction of Lucia by Roxanne, to a "piano roll" mechanical rendition of Ravel's Bolero, and Roxanne's murder at the end. Lovely. Some of the incidental "organ music" sounds like what we in the UK call a cinema organ, not a church organ, so all a bit melodramatic. Not really my cup of tea, unfortunately.

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Synopsis

During the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy, a cynical middle-aged pipe organ restorer struggles to control her obsessive attraction to her new 20-year-old mute assistant.

Director: Gabriele Fabbro
Producer: Fulvio Biavaschi
Screenwriter: Gabriele Fabbro, Ydalie Turk
Production Co: G&F Pictures
Genre: Drama, Romance, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 4, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 29m

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