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The Piano Teacher (2001)
Runtime131 min
RatingR
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Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The Piano Teacher (2001) was critically acclaimed, with critics praising the film's intense and challenging exploration of sexuality and repression. The film won the Grand Prix and Best Actress awards at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. It has a rating of 7.6/10 on IMDb and an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating strong audience reception.
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Michael Haneke's psychologically complex character study, exploring themes of repression, desire, and the darker aspects of the human psyche.
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The Piano Teacher is a 2001 erotic psychological drama film written and directed by Michael Haneke, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Elfriede Jelinek. It tells the story of an unmarried piano teacher at a Vienna conservatory, living with her mother in a state of emotional and sexual disequilibrium, who enters into a sadomasochistic relationship with her student. A co-production between France and Austria, Haneke was given the opportunity to direct after previous attempts to adapt the novel by filmmakers Valie Export and Paulus Manker failed for financial reasons.
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