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The Piano Teacher

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7.3/10 • 1.2K

2001-09-052h 11m

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Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.

Directors
Michael Haneke
Editors
Monika Willi

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  1. Isabelle Huppert

    Isabelle Huppert

    Erika Kohut

  2. Annie Girardot

    Annie Girardot

    The Mother

  3. Benoît Magimel

    Benoît Magimel

    Walter Klemmer

  4. Susanne Lothar

    Susanne Lothar

    Mrs. Schober

  5. Udo Samel

    Udo Samel

    Dr. George Blonskij

  6. Anna Sigalevitch

    Anna Sigalevitch

    Anna Schober

  7. Cornelia Köndgen

    Cornelia Köndgen

    Mme Gerda Blonskij

  8. Thomas Weinhappel

    Thomas Weinhappel

    Baritone

  9. Georg Friedrich

    Georg Friedrich

    Man in drive-in

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
$6,200,000.00
Revenue
$6,766,708.00
Keywords
motherconcertbased on novel or bookfetishconservatorymasochismvictimpiano lessonsteacherloveperversionlonelinessfemale protagonistpianistattractionvienna, austriadesiredomineering motherolder woman younger man relationshipcharacter studyvoyeurismpianoabuserepressionself-harmcomplexmother daughter relationshipage-gap relationshipkinkpower dynamicsromanticbold