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The Piano Teacher (2001) — Ligoscope

The Piano Teacher

Film · 2001

The Piano Teacher

131 min · Directed by Michael Haneke · R

7.31,291
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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.

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Erika Kohut

Annie Girardot

Annie Girardot

Erika's Mother

Benoît Magimel

Benoît Magimel

Walter Klemmer

Susanne Lothar

Susanne Lothar

Mme Schober

Udo Samel

Udo Samel

Dr. George Blonskij

Anna Sigalevitch

Anna Sigalevitch

Anna Schober

Cornelia Köndgen

Cornelia Köndgen

Mme Gerda Blonskij

Thomas Weinhappel

Thomas Weinhappel

Baritone

Georg Friedrich

Georg Friedrich

L'homme en voiture

Philipp Heiss

Philipp Heiss

Naprawnik

William Mang

William Mang

Un professeur

Rudolf Melichar

Rudolf Melichar

Le directeur

Michael Schottenberg

Michael Schottenberg

Un professeur

Gabriele Schuchter

Gabriele Schuchter

Margot

Dieter Berner

Dieter Berner

Le professeur qui chante

Volker Waldegg

Teacher

Martina Resetarits

Teacher

Annemarie Schleinzer

Teacher

Karoline Zeisler

Karoline Zeisler

Teacher

Liliana Nelska

Liliana Nelska

Secretary

Luz Leskowitz

Luz Leskowitz

Violinist

Viktor Teuflmayr

Pianist

Vivian Bartsch

Vivian Bartsch

Woman in drive-in

Florian Koban

Pupil

Crew

Director: Michael Haneke
Producer: Veit Heiduschka, Yvon Crenn, Christine Gozlan, Michael Katz, Marin Karmitz, Alain Sarde
Writer: Michael Haneke, Elfriede Jelinek
Casting: Kris Portier de Bellair, Markus Schleinzer
Editor: Monika Willi, Nadine Muse
Cinematography: Christian Berger
Production Design: Christoph Kanter
Composer: Francis Haines
Sound: Guillaume Sciama
Costume: Annette Beaufays
Makeup: Françoise Andrejka, Ellen Just-Hofmann, Thi-Loan Nguyen

Details

Studios: Wega Film, mk2 Films, Les Films Alain Sarde
Countries: France, Austria, Germany
Languages: French, German
Certification: R
Release: September 5, 2001

Themes

concertbased on novel or bookmusic teacherfetishconservatorymasochismvictimpiano lessonsteacherperversionlonelinessfemale protagonist

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