
The Piano Teacher
Masochistic piano teacher Erika is a single fourtysomething who still lives with her parents. She and life travel separate paths. Until one day, one of her students gets it into his head to seduce her...

















31 October 1966, Vienna, Austria

6 July 1980, Paris, France


17 September 1969, Rum, Tyrol, Austria

25 October 1931, Paris, France








June 11, 1979 in Vienna, Austria

1958, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany




December 17, 1980 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France

31 October 1946, Budapest, Hungary

19 August 1977, Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria

24 May 1941, Arad, Romania

13 April 1978, Bolzano, Alto Adige, Italy

30 January 1967, Bronx, New York, USA

16 March 1953, Paris, France

11 May 1974, Paris, France




22 June 1929, Berlin, Germany



August 13, 2004
A revolting and shocking work devoid of redemption and purpose.
September 19, 2002
It is depressing, ruthlessly pained and depraved, the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound.
June 21, 2002
Is like The Graduate remade by David Lynch; it's no picnic to watch, but you can't look away.
February 13, 2003
If genital mutilation, rape, incest and twisted acts of sexual gratification are your thing, then this is the film for you. Any takers?
February 10, 2010
[Huppert gives] the single finest performance I have ever seen her give, and therefore almost by default one of the best of the decade.
November 04, 2002
This is a penetrating, deeply disturbing examination of desire and loneliness, of desperation and self-denial.
August 30, 2002
A gripping psychological thriller that, while lacking the power of Funny Games, is still the work of a master.
July 28, 2006
A film of Artaudian cruelty, and a boundary-breaker in the cinema's exploration of its own erotic and artisanal id.
November 20, 2002
[Isabelle Huppert] outdoes herself.
July 20, 2002
A striking, brilliant film with extraordinary performances -- and Huppert's acting is heartrending.
January 30, 2003
It's a harrowing, difficult film that's only for the most adventurous art-house movie fans.
August 16, 2002
It is as unlikely that you have ever seen another movie like The Piano Teacher as it is that you will ever want to see another one.