La pianiste = The piano teacher / Kino International ; MK2 Productions ; Wega Film ; MK2 SA ; Les Films Alain Sarde présentent une coproduction Austro-Française avec Arte France Cinéma ; un film de Michael Haneke ; scénario et réalisation, Michael Haneke ; producteur, Veit Heiduschka.

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Erika is a loner. A middle aged piano teacher of some repute, she is unmarried, living with her mother in a small apartment in Vienna, her days an unending round of conservatory students, rehearsals, and dinner in front of the television. Her sex life consists of visits to sex shops and voyeurism. W...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Wega Film (Firm)
MK2 Productions
Films Alain Sarde (Firm)
Arte France cinéma (Firm)
Kino International Corporation
Österreichischer Rundfunk
Bayerischer Rundfunk
Centre national de la cinématographie (France)
Studio Canal+
Eurimages (Organization)
Other Authors: Haneke, Michael, 1942-
Heiduschka, Veit
Huppert, Isabelle
Girardot, Annie, 1931-2011
Magimel, Benoît
Jelinek, Elfriede, 1946-
Language:French
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In French with English subtitles.
Published: [Wien] : New York, NY : WEGA Filmproduktionsges ; Distributed by Kino International Corp., [2002], ©2002.
Edition:Unrated director's cut.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Austria > Vienna > Drama.
Music teachers > Family relationships > Drama.
Music teachers > Austria > Vienna > Drama.
Sadomasochism > Drama.
Voyeurism > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Erotic films.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Erotic films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Piano teacher. [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Erika is a loner. A middle aged piano teacher of some repute, she is unmarried, living with her mother in a small apartment in Vienna, her days an unending round of conservatory students, rehearsals, and dinner in front of the television. Her sex life consists of visits to sex shops and voyeurism. When she becomes involved with a student who has become infatuated with her, she tries to share her obsessions with him--with tragic results.
Note:D'après le roman de [= After the novel by] Elfriede Jelinek.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
Special Features: Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Interview with Isabelle Huppert (21 min.).
Also issued as part of the box set: The films of Michael Haneke.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ2 D0019695 VideoDVD
PT2670.E46 K52 2002 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA Rating: Not rated.
Awards:Winner, Grand Prize of the Jury-Michael Haneke, Best Actress-Isabelle Huppert (unanimously), Best Actor-Benoît Magimel, Cannes Film Festival, 2001.
ISBN:9786307311285
6307311282
Credits:Image [= cinematography], Christian Berger ; montage [= editor], Monika Willi ; conseiller musical [= music consultant], Martin Achenbach ; subtitles, Simon John.
System Details:DVD, widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Cast:
Isabelle Huppert (Erika Kohut), Annie Girardot (La mère), Benoît Magimel (Walter Klemmer).