The Piano Teacher (film)

"La Pianiste" redirects here. For other uses, see Pianist (disambiguation).

The Piano Teacher
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLa Pianiste
Directed byMichael Haneke
Screenplay byMichael Haneke
Based onThe Piano Teacher
by Elfriede Jelinek
Produced byVeit Heiduschka
Starring
CinematographyChristian Berger
Edited by
Music byMartin Achenbach[1]
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • MK2 Diffusion (France)
  • Filmladen (Austria)[2]
Release dates
  • 14 May 2001 (2001-05-14) (Cannes)
  • 5 September 2001 (2001-09-05) (France)
  • 16 November 2001 (2001-11-16) (Austria)
Running time
131 minutes[3]
Countries
  • France
  • Austria
Languages
  • French
  • German
Budget€5.3 million[4]
($6.2 million)
Box office$6.8 million[5]

The Piano Teacher (French: La Pianiste, lit. 'The Pianist') is a 2001 erotic psychological drama film written and directed by Michael Haneke, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Elfriede Jelinek. It tells the story of an unmarried piano teacher (Isabelle Huppert) at a Vienna conservatory, living with her mother (Annie Girardot) in a state of emotional and sexual disequilibrium, who enters into a sadomasochistic relationship with her student (Benoît Magimel). A co-production between France and Austria, Haneke was given the opportunity to direct after previous attempts to adapt the novel by filmmakers Valie Export and Paulus Manker collapsed for financial reasons.

At the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, it won the Grand Prix, and the two leads, Huppert and Magimel, won Best Actress and Best Actor. It went on to receive positive reviews and other awards and nominations.

  1. ^ Holden, Stephen (29 March 2002). "The Piano Teacher (2001) – FILM REVIEW; Kinky and Cruel Goings-On in the Conservatory". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ^ "The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ "The Piano Teacher – La Pianiste (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 3 October 2001. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. ^ "La Pianiste (The Piano Teacher) (2001)". JP Box-Office (in French).
  5. ^ "The Piano Teacher (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 March 2024.