The Piano Teacher
2001 | 131m | French
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Michael Haneke |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Michael Haneke, Elfriede Jelinek |
| Staring: |
| Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 05, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Michael Haneke |
| Writer: | Michael Haneke, Elfriede Jelinek |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | mother, conservatory, masochism, piano lessons, victim, perversion, female protagonist, pianist, attraction, vienna, austria, desire, domineering mother, older woman younger man relationship, character study, voyeurism, piano, abuse, repression, self-harm, complex, age-gap relationship, kink, power dynamics, romantic, bold |
| Production Companies | ARTE France Cinéma, Wega Film, Les Films Alain Sarde, MK2 Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,766,708
Budget: $6,200,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Mar 10, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Isabelle Huppert | Erika Kohut |
| Annie Girardot | The Mother |
| Benoît Magimel | Walter Klemmer |
| Susanne Lothar | Mrs. Schober |
| Udo Samel | Dr. George Blonskij |
| Anna Sigalevitch | Anna Schober |
| Cornelia Köndgen | Mme Gerda Blonskij |
| Thomas Weinhappel | Baritone |
| Georg Friedrich | Man in drive-in |
| Philipp Heiss | Naprawnik |
| William Mang | Teacher |
| Rudolf Melichar | Director |
| Michael Schottenberg | Teacher |
| Gabriele Schuchter | Margot |
| Dieter Berner | Singing Teacher |
| Volker Waldegg | Teacher |
| Martina Resetarits | Teacher |
| Annemarie Schleinzer | Teacher |
| Karoline Zeisler | Teacher |
| Liliana Nelska | Secretary |
| Luz Leskowitz | Violinist |
| Viktor Teuflmayr | Pianist |
| Vivian Bartsch | Woman in drive-in |
| Florian Koban | Pupil |
| Thomas Auner | Haydn Pianist |
| Andreas Donat | Chopin Pianist |
| Gerti Drassl | |
| Klaus Händl | |
| Erika Kollmann-Till | |
| Nina Kripas | |
| Esther Pils | |
| Petra Reichel | |
| Arbesi Sufi | |
| Marcus Zeuner | |
| Eva Green | Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Haneke | Screenplay, Director |
| Christoph Kanter | Production Design |
| Christian Berger | Director of Photography |
| Annette Beaufays | Costume Design |
| Geoffrey Kleindorfer | Visual Effects |
| Stefan Biebl | Steadicam Operator |
| Wolfgang Vince | Gaffer |
| Katharina Biró | Assistant Director |
| Jörg Widmer | Steadicam Operator |
| Fritz Noltmann | Assistant Director |
| Hanuš Polak jr. | First Assistant Director |
| Hans Wagner | Set Decoration, Special Effects |
| Elfriede Jelinek | Novel |
| Guillaume Sciama | Sound Designer |
| Ellen Just-Hofmann | Makeup Artist |
| Jean-Pierre Laforce | Sound Mixer |
| Fabienne Bressan | Hairstylist |
| Thi-Loan Nguyen | Key Makeup Artist, Makeup Artist |
| Françoise Andrejka | Makeup Artist |
| Michaela Payer | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Waldemar Pokromski | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Nadine Muse | Sound Editor, Editor |
| Monika Willi | Editor |
| Gustavo Sapão | Assistant Production Design |
| Kris Portier de Bellair | Casting |
| Markus Schleinzer | Casting |
| Pascal Chauvin | Foley Artist |
| Peter Ecker | Props |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Veit Heiduschka | Producer |
| Yvon Crenn | Executive Producer |
| Michael Katz | Executive Producer |
| Marin Karmitz | Producer |
| Alain Sarde | Producer |
| Christine Gozlan | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | Best Director | Michael Haneke | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Won |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 34 | 57 | 24 |
| 2024 | 5 | 36 | 56 | 22 |
| 2024 | 6 | 29 | 48 | 18 |
| 2024 | 7 | 32 | 49 | 20 |
| 2024 | 8 | 27 | 45 | 20 |
| 2024 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 | 28 | 46 | 18 |
| 2024 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 21 |
| 2024 | 12 | 33 | 66 | 20 |
| 2025 | 1 | 36 | 50 | 25 |
| 2025 | 2 | 25 | 36 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| 2025 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 12 | 452 | 534 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 458 | 689 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 443 | 613 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 616 | 733 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 336 | 702 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 530 | 832 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 5 | 644 | 868 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 4 | 334 | 654 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 675 | 772 |