The Piano Teacher

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About The Piano Teacher

The Piano Teacher is a 2001 French-language drama and romance film directed by Michael Haneke. The cast is led by Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoît Magimel. It has a runtime of 2h 11m. Viewers rate it 7.3/10 across 1300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV, Criterion Channel, HBO Max.

The Piano Teacher was produced by Wega Film, mk2 Films, and Les Films Alain Sarde and made in France and Austria. It was released on September 5, 2001, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $6 million, it went on to gross $7 million worldwide.

Director

Michael Haneke

Writers

Michael Haneke

Release date

September 5, 2001

Original language

French

Age rating

R

Status

Released

Country

France, Austria

Budget

$6 million

Box office

$7 million

Production

Wega Film, mk2 Films, Les Films Alain Sarde

The Piano Teacher cast & crew

The Piano Teacher was directed by Michael Haneke and written by Michael Haneke.

The cast features Isabelle Huppert as Erika Kohut, Annie Girardot as Erika's Mother, Benoît Magimel as Walter Klemmer, Susanne Lothar as Mme Schober, Udo Samel as Dr. George Blonskij, and Anna Sigalevitch as Anna Schober.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Christian Berger and it was produced by Veit Heiduschka and Yvon Crenn.

Is The Piano Teacher worth watching?

The Piano Teacher holds an audience score of 7.3/10 from 1,281 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 2h 11m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and romance, The Piano Teacher is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Piano Teacher

In United States, you can stream The Piano Teacher on YouTube TV, Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, and Plex, or rent and buy it on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. Click any service above to open it directly.

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Cast of The Piano Teacher

Isabelle Huppert

Erika Kohut

Annie Girardot

Erika's Mother

Benoît Magimel

Walter Klemmer

Susanne Lothar

Mme Schober

Udo Samel

Dr. George Blonskij

Anna Sigalevitch

Anna Schober

Cornelia Köndgen

Mme Gerda Blonskij

Thomas Weinhappel

Baritone

Georg Friedrich

L'homme en voiture

Philipp Heiss

Naprawnik

William Mang

Un professeur

Rudolf Melichar

Le directeur

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