Movie
The Piano Teacher
2001R2h 11m7.3 / 10
Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.
More about The Piano Teacher
Cast
Isabelle HuppertErika Kohut
Annie GirardotErika's Mother
Benoît MagimelWalter Klemmer
Susanne LotharMme Schober
Udo SamelDr. George Blonskij
Anna SigalevitchAnna Schober
Cornelia KöndgenMme Gerda Blonskij
Thomas WeinhappelBaritoneCredits
- Directed by
- Michael Haneke
- Written by
- Michael Haneke, Elfriede Jelinek
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- La Pianiste
- Budget
- $6.2M
- Box office
- $6.8M
Production
Wega FilmAustria
mk2 FilmsFrance
Les Films Alain SardeFrance
ARTE France CinémaFrance- Bavaria Film InternationalGermany
OFIAustria
Themes
abuseage-gap relationshipattractionbased on novel or bookbdsmcharacter studyconcertconservatory
