The Piano Teacher
Original title: La pianiste · Turkish title: Piyanist
“Perversion at its wicked best!”
2001 · 2 h 11 min
Directed by 
Michael Haneke
Michael HanekeCast
Isabelle Huppert 
Benoît Magimel 
Annie Girardot
Credits
Written by: Michael Haneke
Plot
A repressed Vienna piano teacher's life is disrupted when a young student pursues her.
Sinekatalog’s take
Michael Haneke's chilling study of repression and desire is anchored by an astonishing Isabelle Huppert. Cold, precise and disturbing, it is hard to watch but very well made.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (83,284 votes)
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