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Original title: Pianiste, La
Release Date
• USA: Apr 12, 2002
• UK: 9 Nov 2001
DVD Release Date
• R1: Nov 5, 2002
BoxOffice: $0.7M
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MPAA Rating
Rated R for aberrant sexuality including violence, and for language.
Running Time
2 hours, 10 minutes
Country France, Austria
Production Companies
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Eurimages, Les Films Alain Sarde, MK2 Productions, P.P. Film Polski, Wega Film, arte France Cinéma, arte, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Studio ARTE France Cinema, Artificial Eye, Films Alain Sarde, MK2 Productions, Veit Heiduschka, Wega Film
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Other Titles
• The Piano Teacher
• La Pianiste (2001)
• The Piano Player
• Die Klavierspielerin
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Genre: Drama, Psychodrama, Erotic, Disturbing, Deception, Gore, Mental Illness
Plot: Erika (Isabelle Huppert) teaches classical piano in a cold and often abrasive style. Approaching middle age, Erika lives with her doting mother (Annie Girardot) and still sleeps in the same bed with her. Erika's social life consists of occasionally sneaking away to a peep show where she secretly comes into contact with perverse passion, often using the discarded trash of previous customers. Her beautiful piano playing seduces youthful Walter (Benoit Magimel), who then takes the instructor's advanced class. Walter reveals his desire during a class session. Erika reacts curiously, presenting a long list of cruel, humiliating sexual acts she would like him to perform on her. Meanwhile, the teacher also torments a talented student (Anna Sigalevitch) who is already plagued by her own fears.Michael Haneke (CODE UNKNOWN) directed this unflinching allegorical tale of cruelty. The film caused a stir at the Cannes Film Festival where it was controversial not only for its subject matter, but also because it won multiple awards there--the Grand Prize and acting awards for both Huppert and Magimel--despite leaving many audience members outraged. Based on a novel by Elfriede Jelinek, the film features numerous classical piano sonatas banged out in an aggressive style.
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| Directed by |
Michael Haneke
Hidden, Funny Games, Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys |
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Michael Haneke
Hidden, Funny Games, Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys |
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| Music By |
Francis Haines
The Return of the Living Dead, Split Second, Love in Paris |
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