The Piano Teacher

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-09-05

Languages:

French, German

Countries:

Austria, France, Germany

Runtime:

131 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (34573 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Haneke

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Isabelle Huppert Annie Girardot Benoèt Magimel Susanne Lothar

Writer:

Michael Haneke

Elfriede Jelinek (novel)

Fullplot:

Erika Kohut is a pianist, teaching music. Schubert and Schumann are her forte, but she's not quite at concert level. She's approaching middle age, living with her mother who is domineering then submissive; Erika is a victim then combative. With her students she is severe. She visits a sex shop to watch DVDs; she walks a drive-in theater to stare at couples having sex. Walter is a self-assured student with some musical talent; he auditions for her class and is forthright in his attraction to her. She responds coldly then demands he let her lead. Next she changes the game with a letter, inviting him into her fantasies. How will he respond; how does sex have power over our other faculties?

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By:

Christian Williams

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