The Piano Teacher

7.3 2001 Michael Haneke 2h 11m
Drama Romance
The Piano Teacher

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

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