The Piano Teacher
2001 · Movie · R · 131 min · ★ 7.3
Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.
Based on The Piano Teacher
Also known as The Piano Player
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-09-05
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 131 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (1,279 votes)
Themes
- concert
- based on novel or book
- music teacher
- fetish
- conservatory
- masochism
- victim
- piano lessons
- teacher
- perversion
- loneliness
- female protagonist
- +25 more
Awards & recognition
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 2001
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2001
- César Award — Best Supporting Actress
- César Award — Best Actress · 2002 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2002 · nominated
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- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2001 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2001 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2001 · nominated
- European Film Award - People's Choice Award — Best Director · 2001 · nominated
- Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actor · 2001 · nominated
- Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actress · 2001 · nominated
Cast & crew
Isabelle Huppert
as Erika Kohut
Annie Girardot
as Erika's Mother
Benoît Magimel
as Walter Klemmer
Susanne Lothar
as Mme Schober
Udo Samel
as Dr. George Blonskij
Anna Sigalevitch
as Anna Schober
Cornelia Köndgen
as Mme Gerda Blonskij
Thomas Weinhappel
as Baritone
Georg Friedrich
as L'homme en voiture
Philipp Heiss
as Naprawnik
Directed by Michael Haneke