The Piano Teacher
2001 | 131m | French
Popularity: 7 (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: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | mother, based on novel or book, conservatory, fetish, masochism, piano lessons, victim, concert, love, perversion, loneliness, teacher, female protagonist, pianist, attraction, vienna, austria, desire, domineering mother, older woman younger man relationship, character study, voyeurism, piano, abuse, repression, self-harm, complex, mother daughter relationship, 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 | Special Effects, Set Decoration |
| Elfriede Jelinek | Novel |
| Guillaume Sciama | Sound Designer |
| Ellen Just-Hofmann | Makeup Artist |
| Jean-Pierre Laforce | Sound Mixer |
| Fabienne Bressan | Hairstylist |
| Thi-Loan Nguyen | Makeup Artist, Key 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 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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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 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 644 | 868 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 334 | 654 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 675 | 772 |