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Overview

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Writers:
Michael Haneke (writer)
Elfriede Jelinek (novel)
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Release Date:
31 August 2001 (Finland) more
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Plot:
A young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 12 wins & 15 nominations more
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French Actress Isabelle Huppert To Receive Efa's European Achievement Award
 (From iCelebz. 6 October 2009, 6:17 AM, PDT)

Cannes Winners for 2009
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Powerful and thought provoking, 'The Piano Teacher' features a superb performance from Isabelle Huppert more (201 total)

Cast

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Isabelle Huppert ... Erika Kohut
Annie Girardot ... The Mother
Benoît Magimel ... Walter Klemmer
Susanne Lothar ... Mrs. Schober
Udo Samel ... Dr. Blonskij
Anna Sigalevitch ... Anna Schober
Cornelia Köndgen ... Mme Blonskij
Thomas Weinhappel ... Baritone
Georg Friedrich ... Man in drive-in
Philipp Heiss ... Naprawnik
William Mang ... Teacher
Rudolf Melichar ... Director
Michael Schottenberg ... Teacher
Gabriele Schuchter ... Margot

Dieter Berner ... Singing teacher
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Die Klavierspielerin (Austria)
Pianistka (Poland)
The Piano Player (International: English title)
The Piano Teacher (International: English title)
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Rated R for aberrant sexuality including violence, and for language.
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131 min
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The character of the mother is based on author Elfriede Jelinek's real life mother. more
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Piano Trio in E flat, D.929 more

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Powerful and thought provoking, 'The Piano Teacher' features a superb performance from Isabelle Huppert, 20 May 2004
Author: Infofreak from Perth, Australia

'The Piano Teacher' is the third Haneke movie I've seen. I didn't like the other two ('Funny Games' I thought was a cop out and 'Code Unknown' a bore) so I expected little from this one. However I was wrong to prejudge it. It's a very good movie, powerful, thought provoking and features a superb performance from Isabelle Huppert. She plays a Erika Kohut, a brilliant but highly repressed pianist. Walter Klemmer (Benoit Magimel) is a young man who is very sure of himself who attempts to seduce her. The thing is she is a deeply disturbed individual and he can't cope when her true nature is uncovered. I don't want to go into any great detail about Erika or her mental state. The movie reveals this slowly and beautifully. I was impressed that there was no attempt at pop psychology or pat explanations that you would expect in a Hollywood melodrama with similar subject matter. Huppert is extraordinary throughout. I can't think of many contemporary Hollywood actresses who could have played this role as convincingly. 'The Piano Teacher' is not for those who can't face the dark side of human nature. It's far from being a life affirming "feel good" movie. If the difficult subject matter of 'Irreversible' or 'The War Zone' interested you then this is your kind of movie. I can't say I "enjoyed" it, but it was a worthwhile, rewarding experience and how often do you get to say that these days?

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