00:00Music, my only savior, my only voice, with my fingers on the black and ivory keys, it's the only time
00:09I'm truly free.
00:12When my parents died, they left me with nothing but this piano and my bastard brother.
00:21Where's your cash, bitch?
00:23I got the loan sharks after me, and if you don't pay them back, I'm just going to ship you
00:28off to their strip club myself.
00:30Maybe you should grow a pair and clean up your own mess, big brother.
00:34Maybe you should watch your mouth, or your fingers are going to pay a price.
00:41It is your fault that we are in the hole, Dad's son, the failing business to pay for your fancy
00:49music school.
00:51Hey, do you think that they'll refund me if I break your fingers?
00:55In your dreams!
01:00Oh, you're asking for it now.
01:02No, not my music sheets, no.
01:03Dad, I'll get every penny into your life insurance.
01:07You're worth more to be dead than a lot.
01:11Fall right on, please.
01:13Take your precious music shit and die with it!
01:27A man like him doesn't belong in a neighborhood like this.
01:31Hey!
01:32You almost killed my baby sister, you motherfucker!
01:35Look at, she's bleeding!
01:37I wasn't the one that shoved it into the middle of the road, so you might as well drop the
01:40act.
01:42All right, then.
01:43You are not!
01:44Give me your fucking keys in your wallet, or you're dead.
01:47Come and get it.
01:52Don't touch your sister again, you abusive piece of shit!
02:05Keep it.
02:07It's cold in the rain.
02:11A stranger saved me?
02:17Who is he?
02:25Emmerich, what was all that noise?
02:27Detour.
02:28Almost at the school.
02:30Good.
02:31Don't want our new piano professor late on his first day.
02:34This professor position at Le Monde is my last chance.
02:38No distractions, Emmerich.
02:40Not at all!
02:45It's the second semester of my freshman year at Le Monde Conservatory, the most prestigious
02:49music college in the country, and I'm the only student here without a trust fund.
03:03Oops!
03:04Watch it!
03:05Trailer Trump?
03:07Hey, Ivory.
03:08Is your body count really higher than the number of keys on a piano?
03:12I don't know if the guys here are so into charity.
03:19It's true.
03:20The boys pay me to do their homework, then they do me.
03:24Their money keeps me in school instead of sleeping on the streets.
03:27We're getting pawned off as a plaything for loan sharks.
03:31But I won't give up until I get the Leopold Fellowship.
03:35It's what my dad always wanted.
03:37And it's my only way out of this hell.
03:39Have you heard?
03:40The new piano professor is recommending the next Leopold Fellow.
03:45Whoever gets picked is basically guaranteed this spot.
03:50And he is so hot.
03:54He is.
03:54The Fellowship should be all I'm thinking about.
03:57And yeah.
03:58Keep it.
04:01Stop obsessing over some hot stranger, Ivory.
04:04You have a new professor to impress and a fellowship to win.
04:08Come into class on another man's Maison Margiela jacket?
04:11What are you trying to make me jealous?
04:13A hot dog in a girl's mouth would make you jealous, Prescott.
04:17Played rough with this guy, huh?
04:20Be a good girl, Ivory.
04:22Take the jacket off and give it to me.
04:24You know, Prescott, only sad jerks like you need to beg girls to take their clothes off for you.
04:34What do we have here?
04:35Give it back, Prescott.
04:36You want your dead daddy's photo back?
04:38Then give me the jacket, now.
04:41You shouldn't have ran in your mouth, then.
04:43No!
04:52I'll give you a chance to kiss me and make this better.
04:55And make it good.
04:56You know I like it when you use your tongue, school slut.
04:59School slut!
05:00School slut!
05:02School slut!
05:03School slut!
05:05School slut!
05:06School slut!
05:07School slut!
05:08School slut!
05:09School slut!
05:11Back away.
05:13Not asking twice.
05:14School slut!
05:20She's my student?
05:25It can't be.
05:26He's my new professor?
05:29He's my new professor?
05:31Go to the nurse.
05:33Get cleaned up.
05:38With all due respect, as long as I'm paying tuition, I won't let a scrap shortchange my education.
05:44First lesson in my class.
05:46Do not put your hands on a fellow student.
05:50For what?
05:51You're going to report me to the dean?
05:53That's my mom, dumbass.
05:57Oh, I'll report you to her.
05:59After I tell the police you were assaulting a fellow classmate, you think you'll look cute in cuffs.
06:07That's what I thought.
06:09Find your seat, Mr. Rivett.
06:14For those of you who are ready to learn, I'm your theory professor, Emmerich Marceau.
06:20I'll also be mentoring some of you piano majors.
06:23Yes, I'll be recommending the Leopold Fellow.
06:27And yes, I only choose the best.
06:30He could be my mentor.
06:32He could recommend the Fellowship.
06:34But that means private lessons every week, alone, with him.
06:40Each of you will be auditioning for me in my office.
06:44The rest of you can turn to Chapter 2 in your textbooks.
06:53Do we have a problem, Miss?
06:57Westbrook?
06:58Ivory Westbrook?
07:00I'll have my book by Friday.
07:02Once I make enough money.
07:07Do you know the difference between musicians playing in Carnegie Hall and those begging on the street?
07:13He saved my life earlier.
07:15And now he's chewing me out like this?
07:18I should be furious.
07:19But why does my heart bounce so hard when he's close?
07:23Discipline.
07:26Find your discipline.
07:29Or I won't waste my time with you.
07:31Understood?
07:36Don't worry.
07:37I'll drill it after school.
07:39I'll drill it real hard.
07:42One more word.
07:44And you're flunking this class.
07:46Bye-bye, Bahamas.
07:48Say hello to summer school.
07:51You're first up, Miss Westbrook.
07:53My office.
07:54Now.
07:55You don't have to do that.
07:57I told you I would get the books.
07:58You didn't have to call me out like that in front of the whole class.
08:00I don't know if you noticed, but I just stopped them from taunting you.
08:03Thanks, Professor, but I don't want your pity.
08:05You should just take this back.
08:08Not after all your classmates have already seen you in it.
08:12Keep it.
08:14Now tell me.
08:15Why do your brother and classmates seem to take so much pleasure in making you suffer?
08:20I'm okay, Professor, but...
08:24Did your brother do this or was that prick Prescott?
08:28Just because you played hero doesn't mean you know shit about my life.
08:32Okay, I've been taking care of myself way before you showed up this morning.
08:36So really, Professor?
08:37I'm fine.
08:41That's it.
08:42Lift your shirt.
08:47What the hell?
08:49You're my professor.
08:50And I'm required to report any suspected child abuse to Protective Services.
08:54I am 19.
08:55I'm not a child.
08:56What I witnessed this morning, you're going to have to prove to me that you don't have any other bruises
09:00or I'm going to be forced to make a call.
09:05I'll be forced to scream if you come any closer, Professor.
09:23That's enough.
09:24I won't touch you, Miss Westbrook.
09:27He could have taken advantage of me, but he didn't.
09:31There's no hunger in his eyes.
09:33Just worry.
09:35Maybe he's not like the others.
09:36Now, why don't you show me what you got, Miss Westbrook?
09:44My dream, my dad's dream, all comes down to this.
09:49Deep breath.
09:51God, why won't my fingers move?
09:56I can help you, Miss Westbrook.
09:59You only have to trust me.
10:04I trust you, Professor.
10:06Good.
10:08Now look ahead.
10:14I want you to forget everything.
10:21Now, play for me, Miss Westbrook.
10:26His voice.
10:27His commands.
10:29What is this warmth rushing through my veins?
10:39Her plane isn't perfect, but it's raw to wild, powerful.
10:48I've never heard anything like it.
10:52That's enough.
10:56God, did I screw up that bad?
10:59Now, you may have noticed that I have some unconventional methods, which means I need a
11:04student who is 100% committed to following my rules.
11:07Can you handle that?
11:09I know it's crazy, but I trust him.
11:12I've never played like that.
11:14He can help me become a better musician.
11:17I can.
11:18Professor, I'm committed.
11:20In that case, there's only one thing left to do.
11:22Did you hear that?
11:24We're like 30 seconds, and he already cut her off?
11:26She should have played trumpet if all she can do is blow.
11:34You're all dismissed.
11:36Go find another instructor.
11:41What the fuck just happened?
11:47Something's off between Ivory and that new professor.
11:52Considering we'll be in this very room for four hours every day, I have some ground rules
11:56to lay.
11:58First rule, no lies.
12:01So tell me, where were you going to get the money for your text post?
12:05It's none of your business.
12:08Second, do not question my methods.
12:13Third, never look away.
12:16Eyes on me.
12:18Always.
12:20Not once if you understand.
12:25Good girl.
12:27Why are you doing always?
12:29I pulled you five, Miss Westbrook.
12:324.0 GPA.
12:34The only scholarship student.
12:36My school was the same.
12:38But thanks to his mentor, the scholarship kid, got the Leopold Fellowship and wound up playing
12:43in the Lincoln Center.
12:44You know what he's doing today.
12:46What?
12:48He's talking to you.
12:50I'll give you my address and door pin.
12:52And then, if you don't have anywhere else to go, you come to me.
12:57Look at me.
12:59I'm on your side, Miss Westbrook.
13:01Professor Marceau?
13:04Oh.
13:07Oh, I didn't know you were with a student, Professor Marceau.
13:10Just routine auditioned, Dean River.
13:13You're dismissed, Miss Westbrook.
13:27Now play for me, Miss Westbrook.
13:31Stop it.
13:32He's your professor.
13:34Quit fantasizing about him and walk away.
13:40I'll cut to the chase, Emmerich.
13:42I don't care who you mentor, but you're giving my son, Prescott, the Leopold Fellowship.
13:49You're going to report me to the dean?
13:50That's my mom, dumbass.
13:52What?
13:53Is this why you hired me?
13:55It's not that hard.
13:57Every year, the judges pick whoever the head piano instructor picks.
14:01The only other candidate is Ivory Westbrook.
14:06And she has a reputation of being very close with the boys here.
14:13That got your attention.
14:15Don't tell me you're giving Miss Westbrook special attention.
14:19She's my student.
14:21Exactly.
14:22So tell Ivory to back off, or I'll ruin her, and she'll have no future left.
14:28Don't forget, I gave you a fresh start here, Emmerich.
14:44Oh, Professor.
14:46So, about Leopold...
14:47Miss Westbrook.
14:49Maybe the fellowship isn't the best option for you.
14:52Wait.
14:54You just promised to help me, and now you're already going back on your word?
14:59You're hiding something from me, aren't you?
15:02Wait.
15:03She knows about my deal with the dean.
15:07Admit it.
15:08You never thought I was good enough for Leopold.
15:10I'm just saying there are plenty of other opportunities for you to consider.
15:13Well, why should I?
15:15Why should I give up?
15:17To stay safe from people like Beverly and Prescott Riverd.
15:20Tell Ivory to back off, or I'll ruin her.
15:23So you'll use your experimental methods on me, but when you crush my dreams, you won't even say why.
15:38You want to know why?
15:40Because of childish behavior like this.
15:42You're not ready.
15:44End of discussion.
15:46End of discussion.
15:47End of discussion.
15:48End of discussion.
15:52End of discussion.
15:52End of discussion.
15:55I'm not in the mood, Prescott.
15:57I've been patient enough, Ivory.
15:58You can't keep a customer waiting forever.
16:08I thought I heard her voice.
16:10Where did she go?
16:19Oh, my God.
16:21Fucking touch me, Prescott.
16:22You know I don't need to touch you to make you my bitch.
16:30$500.
16:31You could lose your shirt.
16:33Oh, come on, Ivory.
16:35I know your price.
16:36You want money for rent?
16:38Books?
16:39Then strip.
16:42Now I guess I'll just sell you to the strip club myself.
16:46I need that money.
16:47Or this is what the rest of my life will look like.
16:51Strip, strip, strip, strip, strip, strip, strip, strip, strip.
17:15He's just my professor, but why am I praying that he'll come for me?
17:20Stop being such a prude school slut.
17:23Yeah, come on, Ivory. Those rags are basically school property, okay?
17:29Stop testing my patience, Ivory. I'm not paying until I get my dick wet.
17:36He's a professor, isn't he? I saw the way you look at him.
17:39You're just begging him to shove that baton all the way up here.
17:42Maybe I'm just done being your personal rag doll.
17:45Stop!
17:48Acting out in class, huh? You're practically begging for us.
17:52No! Let me go! Stop! Help!
17:56Aw, that's where the brass players and Teeter spit.
18:00Scott!
18:02Oh, she'll be fine. We all know she's so great at swallowing.
18:07Can you finish?
18:07Cha-cha! Cha-cha! Cha-cha!
18:25Take your hands off her!
18:30It seems like some of us still need a reminder of classroom etiquette
18:36Mr. River, if we keep meeting like this, I'll break your fingers until the only piano in your
18:42life will be how women describe you. Sorry, dick. If I see one video of Miss Westbrook online,
18:48I'll come after both of you. Come with me, Miss Westbrook. Our lesson isn't over yet.
19:04Here's the textbook you need. If you need something, don't go to Prescott anymore.
19:10No charity case, Professor. This isn't out of the goodness of my heart.
19:14This is an investment in you and your talent.
19:26After what just happened, you just want me to play?
19:30Rule number two. Don't question my methods.
19:39My fingers are shaking. My heart is racing. All because of him.
19:46Your pulse is racing. Good. You need to learn to play under pressure. To take control.
19:59You can do it.
20:08Teach me. Professor. Please.
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