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The Piano Teacher
The Piano Teacher

The Piano Teacher

Genres

DramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$3000000

Revenue

$6766708

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

131 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

05 September 2001

Country

France

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Erika Kohut

Annie Girardot

Annie Girardot

The Mother

Benoît Magimel

Benoît Magimel

Walter Klemmer

Susanne Lothar

Susanne Lothar

Mrs. Schober

Udo Samel

Udo Samel

Dr. George Blonskij

Anna Sigalevitch

Anna Sigalevitch

Anna Schober

Cornelia Köndgen

Cornelia Köndgen

Mme Gerda Blonskij

Thomas Weinhappel

Thomas Weinhappel

Baritone

Georg Friedrich

Georg Friedrich

Man in drive-in

Philipp Heiss

Philipp Heiss

Naprawnik

William Mang

William Mang

Teacher

Rudolf Melichar

Rudolf Melichar

Director

Michael Schottenberg

Michael Schottenberg

Teacher

Gabriele Schuchter

Gabriele Schuchter

Margot

Dieter Berner

Dieter Berner

Singing Teacher

Volker Waldegg

Volker Waldegg

Teacher

Martina Resetarits

Martina Resetarits

Teacher

Annemarie Schleinzer

Annemarie Schleinzer

Teacher

Karoline Zeisler

Karoline Zeisler

Teacher

Liliana Nelska

Liliana Nelska

Secretary

Luz Leskowitz

Luz Leskowitz

Violinist

Viktor Teuflmayr

Viktor Teuflmayr

Pianist

Vivian Bartsch

Vivian Bartsch

Woman in drive-in

Florian Koban

Florian Koban

Pupil

Thomas Auner

Thomas Auner

Haydn Pianist

Andreas Donat

Andreas Donat

Chopin Pianist

Gerti Drassl

Gerti Drassl

Klaus Händl

Klaus Händl

Erika Kollmann-Till

Erika Kollmann-Till

Nina Kripas

Nina Kripas

Esther Pils

Esther Pils

Petra Reichel

Petra Reichel

Arbesi Sufi

Arbesi Sufi

Marcus Zeuner

Marcus Zeuner

Eva Green

Eva Green

Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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