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The Piano Teacher (2001)

Perversion at its wicked best!

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 11M

Director : Michael Haneke
Writer : Michael Haneke

Synopsis

Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.

Actors

Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
Erika Kohut
Annie Girardot
Annie Girardot
The Mother
Benoît Magimel
Benoît Magimel
Walter Klemmer
Susanne Lothar
Susanne Lothar
Mrs. 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
Georg Friedrich
Georg Friedrich
Man in drive-in
Philipp Heiss
Philipp Heiss
Naprawnik
William Mang
William Mang
Teacher
Rudolf Melichar
Rudolf Melichar
Director
Michael Schottenberg
Michael Schottenberg
Teacher
Gabriele Schuchter
Gabriele Schuchter
Margot
Dieter Berner
Dieter Berner
Singing Teacher
Volker Waldegg
Volker Waldegg
Teacher
Martina Resetarits
Martina Resetarits
Teacher
Annemarie Schleinzer
Annemarie Schleinzer
Teacher
Karoline Zeisler
Karoline Zeisler
Teacher
Liliana Nelska
Liliana Nelska
Secretary
Luz Leskowitz
Luz Leskowitz
Violinist
Viktor Teuflmayr
Viktor Teuflmayr
Pianist
Vivian Bartsch
Vivian Bartsch
Woman in drive-in
Florian Koban
Florian Koban
Pupil
Thomas Auner
Thomas Auner
Haydn Pianist
Andreas Donat
Andreas Donat
Chopin Pianist
Gerti Drassl
Gerti Drassl
Klaus Händl
Klaus Händl
Erika Kollmann-Till
Erika Kollmann-Till
Nina Kripas
Nina Kripas
Esther Pils
Esther Pils
Petra Reichel
Petra Reichel
Arbesi Sufi
Arbesi Sufi
Marcus Zeuner
Marcus Zeuner
Eva Green
Eva Green
Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Crews

Michael Haneke
Michael Haneke
Director
Michael Haneke
Michael Haneke
Screenplay
Veit Heiduschka
Veit Heiduschka
Producer
Francis Haines
Francis Haines
Original Music Composer
Christian Berger
Christian Berger
Director of Photography
Christoph Kanter
Christoph Kanter
Production Design
Annette Beaufays
Annette Beaufays
Costume Design
Elfriede Jelinek
Elfriede Jelinek
Novel
Nadine Muse
Nadine Muse
Editor
Monika Willi
Monika Willi
Editor
Hans Wagner
Hans Wagner
Set Decoration
Françoise Andrejka
Françoise Andrejka
Makeup Artist
Fabienne Bressan
Fabienne Bressan
Hairstylist
Ellen Just-Hofmann
Ellen Just-Hofmann
Makeup Artist
Thi-Loan Nguyen
Thi-Loan Nguyen
Key Makeup Artist
Michaela Payer
Michaela Payer
Makeup Effects Designer
Waldemar Pokromski
Waldemar Pokromski
Makeup Effects Designer
Jean-Pierre Laforce
Jean-Pierre Laforce
Sound Mixer
Nadine Muse
Nadine Muse
Sound Editor
Guillaume Sciama
Guillaume Sciama
Sound Designer

Trailers and other movies

La pianiste (The  Piano Teacher) trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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