The Piano Teacher (2001)
The Piano Teacher (2001) is a drama film directed by Michael Haneke. Viennese piano professor Erika Kohut lives with her controlling mother and keeps much of her private life concealed. A student’s attraction to her brings desire, authority and the limits of control into a destructive relationship.
The Piano Teacher cast and character roles
| Performer | Character |
|---|---|
| Isabelle Huppert | Erika Kohut |
| Benoît Magimel | Walter Klemmer |
| Annie Girardot | Erika’s mother |
| Anna Sigalevitch | Anna Schober |
| Susanne Lothar | Mrs. Schober |
| Udo Samel | Dr. George Blonskij |
The conservatory, the student and the mother
The cast query most commonly identifies Haneke’s 2001 adaptation of Elfriede Jelinek’s novel. Huppert’s Erika is the teacher, Magimel’s Walter is the student, and Girardot plays the mother whose presence shapes Erika’s home life. The Schobers belong to the conservatory setting. This is a French-language psychological drama set in Vienna; it should not be confused with the separate film The Piano or treated as a conventional teacher-student romance.
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