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The Competition is a 1980 American drama musical film starring Richard Dreyfuss , Amy Irving and Lee Remick , written and directed by Joel Oliansky .

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9-526: The Competition may refer to: The Competition (1980 film) , a 1980 film starring Richard Dreyfuss The Competition (2018 film) , a 2018 film starring Thora Birch The Competition (Dilbert episode) , a Season One episode of the Dilbert animated series The Competition , a season six episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Topics referred to by

18-430: A coffee date. Afterwards, at his hotel room, he pours his heart out to her about his family situation. Greta worries that Heidi and Paul's relationship may cost Heidi her competitive edge. The competition is rescheduled. A reception for the contestants unexpectedly turns into a press conference for Tatiana, who is returning to the competition after meeting with her teacher. Paul is infuriated, believing sympathy for Tatiana

27-451: A nervous breakdown and the competition to be postponed for a week. Meanwhile, Paul's mother wants him to withdraw from the competition and focus on the teaching job, as his father is very ill and should no longer be working to support Paul's musical ambitions. Paul stays in the competition but feels guilty. He lashes out at Heidi during a meeting with the other contestants and the arrogant conductor. Paul later apologizes to Heidi and they have

36-417: A technical problem, forcing her to stop. Rather than folding under pressure, Heidi demands to play a different concerto, requiring an orchestral rearrangement. She performs magnificently and wins the competition; Paul finishes in second place. Heidi is ecstatic because she and Paul had agreed to form a partnership, combining their talents and resources to help one another, no matter who won. To her dismay, Paul

45-425: Is a confident 23-year-old from Massachusetts who was romantically attracted to Paul after meeting him at an earlier music festival. Heidi's esteemed music teacher, Greta Vandemann, advises her to avoid letting personal matters hinder her concentration. Heidi is rebuffed by Paul, who also wants to avoid any distraction. Before the finals, Tatiana's music teacher defects , causing the emotionally fragile Tatiana to have

54-640: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Competition (1980 film) Paul Dietrich, a gifted but disillusioned classical pianist, is nearly 30 years old. He has never won a major piano competition and will soon be past the age limit to compete. Paul has accepted a job as a music teacher at a prep school in his hometown of Chicago , needing to help his mother and ailing father. However, he decides to compete one final time at an international piano competition in San Francisco, even though it could cost him

63-456: Is making her the favorite to win the competition. He criticizes Heidi for defending Tatiana and accuses her of not taking the competition seriously. Heidi realizes how much winning means to Paul and wants to drop out. Greta angrily chastises Paul, blaming him for exploiting Heidi's guilt over competing against him. Paul tells Heidi that he loves her and persuades her to stay in the competition. Partway through her performance, Heidi's piano develops

72-422: The job. The competition for a financial grant and two years of concert engagements pits the intense and arrogant Paul against a select group of talented artists. He advances to the final round of six, which includes brash New Yorker Jerry DiSalvo, who can only play one concerto ; Michael Humphries; Canadian pianist Mark Landau; and a meek Kazakh girl, Tatiana Baronova. Another contestant, Heidi Joan Schoonover,

81-427: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Competition . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Competition&oldid=1109282315 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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