The Piano Teacher
DramaRomanceconcertbased on novel or bookmusic teacherfetishconservatorymasochismvictimpiano lessonsteacherperversionlonelinessfemale protagonist
A deeply unsettling psychological character study of sexual repression, self-harm, and the twisted pursuit of connection between a damaged woman and a younger man.
Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.
Essence
Ensemble
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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