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The Piano Teacher
Directed by Michael Haneke • 2001 • 131m • ★ 7.3
Drama
Romance
Original Title
La Pianiste
Director
Michael Haneke
Writer
Michael Haneke
Cast
Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoît Magimel, Susanne Lothar, Udo Samel, Anna Sigalevitch, Cornelia Köndgen, Thomas Weinhappel, Georg Friedrich, Philipp Heiss
Year
2001
Country
France, Austria, Germany
Language
French, German
Rated
R
Restricted, under 17 requires a parent or guardian · Restricted, under 17 requires a parent or guardian
concert
based on novel or book
music teacher
fetish
conservatory
masochism
victim
piano lessons
teacher
perversion
loneliness
female protagonist
pianist
attraction
vienna, austria
sexual repression
desire
cutter
domineering mother
self mutilation
older woman younger man relationship
cutting
bdsm
character study
voyeurism
abuse
searching for love
repression
self-harm
mother daughter relationship
disturbed individual
sexual fetish
piano recital
age-gap relationship
kink
power dynamics
sardonic
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Summary
Set in the cold, sterile rooms of the Vienna Conservatory, this drama unfolds in the shadow of repressed desires and dark impulses. Michael Haneke juxtaposes the discipline of music with the disintegration of the soul. Erika Kohut is a woman trapped between the piano keys, living in the shadow of her authoritarian mother. A young man’s persistent pursuit begins to push the boundaries of this controlled world. As the dynamics of the relationship shift, everything that has been repressed comes to the surface.
Awards
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award18 wins & 24 nominations total
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