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The Piano Teacher
Directed by
Michael Haneke
R
2001
2h 11m
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7.5
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A young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.
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Cast of The Piano Teacher
Isabelle Huppert
Erika Kohut
Annie Girardot
The Mother
Benoît Magimel
Walter Klemmer
Susanne Lothar
Mrs. Schober
Udo Samel
Dr. George Blonskij
Anna Sigalevitch
Anna Schober
Cornelia Köndgen
Mme Gerda 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
Volker Waldegg
Teacher
Martina Resetarits
Teacher
Annemarie Schleinzer
Teacher
Karoline Zeisler
Teacher
Liliana Nelska
Secretary
Luz Leskowitz
Violinist
Viktor Teuflmayr
Pianist
Vivian Bartsch
Woman in drive-in
Florian Koban
Pupil
Thomas Auner
Haydn Pianist
Andreas Donat
Chopin Pianist
Gerti Drassl
Klaus Händl
Erika Kollmann-Till
Nina Kripas
Esther Pils
Petra Reichel
Arbesi Sufi
Marcus Zeuner
Eva Green
Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Michael Haneke
Director / Writer
Elfriede Jelinek
Writer
Veit Heiduschka
Producer
Marin Karmitz
Producer
Alain Sarde
Producer
The Piano Teacher Ratings & Reviews
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Village Voice
Amy Taubin
I found The Pianist unpleasant but, as a case study of female desire, repression, and oedipal trauma, not at all outré.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Cater
This is a penetrating, deeply disturbing examination of desire and loneliness, of desperation and self-denial.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
It is as unlikely that you have ever seen another movie like The Piano Teacher as it is that you will ever want to see another one.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
A striking, brilliant film with extraordinary performances -- and Huppert's acting is heartrending.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Disturbing yet provocative.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Is like The Graduate remade by David Lynch; it's no picnic to watch, but you can't look away.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Although Huppert's intensity and focus has a raw exhilaration about it, The Piano Teacher is anything but fun.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
Restraint is this movie's mystery and its miracle. No matter how gruesome it is, mercifully, it's always holding back.
Dallas Morning News
Jane Sumner
Not for the prurient or squeamish, it's a daring if overlong examination of an idolized culture, self-loathing and sexual politics.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
A disconcertingly assured tango between tenderness and brutality.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
Seems less like a fictional story than a tour through Freud's forgotten files.
Houston Chronicle
Eric Harrison
This austerely stunning film reminds us that not all art is pretty.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
A powerful and outrageous film from Belgian director Michael Haneke, takes that stereotype and stands it on its head.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
There is an old saying: Be careful what you ask for, because you might get it. The Piano Teacher has a more ominous lesson: Be especially careful with someone who has asked for you.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
Once one experiences Mr. Haneke's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience, one is left with a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else.
Salon.com
Jeff Stark
This is a smart movie that knows its classical music, knows its Freud and knows its Sade.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
... a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman.
Newsday
Jan Stuart
A disconcertingly riveting anti-love story.
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
Thanks to a superb performance by Isabelle Huppert, it's compulsively, gruesomely watchable.
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