The Piano Teacher (2001)
A young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.
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Top Billed Cast
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Erika Kohut -
The Mother -
Walter Klemmer -
Mrs. Schober -
Dr. George Blonskij -
Anna Schober -
Mme Gerda Blonskij -
Baritone
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Man in drive-in -
Naprawnik
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Teacher
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Director
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Teacher
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Margot
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Singing teacher
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Director:
Michael HanekeWriters:
Michael Haneke, Elfriede Jelinek (novel)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
The part of Erika's mother was originally offered to Jeanne Moreau
Quotes
The Mother:
Good evening, child.
Erika Kohut:
Evening, mama.
The Mother:
Home already? I'm so happy.
Erika Kohut:
I'm going.
The Mother:
Not so fast.
Erika Kohut:
Please. Leave me be. I'm tired.
The Mother:
I can quite believe it. Your last pupil left 3 hours ago. Might I know where you've been all this time?
Erika Kohut:
Please.
The Mother:
No, you don't. ...
Alternate Versions
The R-rated edition from Kino makes a number of changes and omissions, removing the shots of the hardcore peep booth footage viewed by Huppert's character in the mall, as well as optically pixellating pornographic images on magazine covers in the sex shop. In addition, this version completely removes the following two sequences: -Huppert's cutting sequence in the bathtub -Magimel taking Huppert to the ground and humping her at the hockey rink. In the latter case, the film awkwardly fades out and in again in quick succession, to elide the missing footage.
Soundtracks
Piano Sonata in A Major, D.959Franz Schubert
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Plot Summary
Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)
Genres
DramaDetails
Release Date:
5 September 2001Language
French, German
Country of Origin
Austria, France, GermanyFilming Locations
AustriaBox Office
Budget:
ATS70,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$29,671 31 March 2002
Gross USA:
$1,012,069
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$6,765,335
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