

The Piano Teacher
2001-09-05 · 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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Michael Haneke
- Production companies
- Wega Film, Les Films Alain Sarde, ARTE France Cinéma, Bavaria Film International, OFI, MK2 Productions
- Countries
- France, Austria, Germany
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,200,000
- Revenue
- USD 6,766,708
Top 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 WeinhappelBaritone
Georg FriedrichL'homme en voiture
Philipp HeissNaprawnik
William MangUn professeur
Rudolf MelicharLe directeur
Michael SchottenbergUn professeur
Gabriele SchuchterMargot
Dieter BernerLe professeur qui chante
Karoline ZeislerTeacher
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