The Piano Teacher (2001)
| Release Date | 14 May 2001 |
| US Box Office | $2,000,000 |
| Other Names | The Piano TeacherThe Piano Player |
| Genre | Drama, Music |
| Country | GermanyPolandFranceAustria |
| Filming Locations | Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria |
| Language | French |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Drama, Erotic Drama |
| Mood | Abandon All Hope |
| Themes | Self-Destructive Romance, Teachers and Students, Age Disparity Romance, Mothers and Daughters |
| Tones | Disturbing, Chilly, Austere, Bleak, Sexual, Deliberate, Grim |
| Tags | Masochist, Mother, Music School, Music Student, Music Teacher, Perversion, Self Mutilation, Sexual Frustration |
The Piano Teacher (French: ) is a 2001 film directed by Michael Haneke, starring Isabelle Huppert and Benoît Magimel. The film is based on the novel Die Klavierspielerin by Elfriede Jelinek who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2004.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Benoît Magimel
Walter Klemmer
Udo Samel
Dr. Blonskij
Anna Sigalevitch
Anna Schober
Cornelia Köndgen
Mme 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
Liliane Neiska
Secretary
Luz Leskowitz
Violinist
Viktor Teuflmayr
Pianist
Viviane Bartsch
Woman in drive-in
Florian Koban
Pupil
Thomas Auner
Haydn pianist
Noam Morgensztern
The first pupil
Vitus Wieser
Klemmer's Friend
Director
Producer
Yvon Crenn
executive producer
Christine Gozlan
executive producer
Veit Heiduschka
producer
Michael Katz
executive producer
Original Music
Francis Haines
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Cinematographer
Editor
Nadine Muse
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Monika Willi
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Casting Director
Kris Portier De Bellair
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Markus Schleinzer
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Production Designer
Christoph Kanter
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Set Decorator
Hans Wagner
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Costume Designer
Annette Beaufays
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Makeup Department
Françoise Andrejka
makeup artist
Fabienne Bressan
hair stylist
Ellen Just
makeup artist
Thi-Loan Nguyen
key makeup artist
Michaela Oppl
special makeup effects artist
Waldemar Pokromski
special makeup effects artist
Production Manager
Roman Haschberger
unit production manager
Michael Katz
production manager
Gebhard Zupan
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katharina Biró
assistant director
Fritz Noltmann
assistant director
Hanus Polak Jr.
first assistant director
Art Department
Gerhard Dhor
construction crew
Peter Dörflinger
construction crew
Peter Ecker
props
Katrin Huber
property master
Fritz Martan
construction coordinator
Hannes Salat
props
Peter Wenhardt
scenic artist
Sound Department
Pascal Chauvin
foley artist
Pascal Dedeye
assistant foley artist
Othmar Eichinger
sound playback operator
Dominique Eyraud
boom operator
Jean-Pierre Laforce
sound mixer
Nadine Muse
sound editor
Guillaume Sciama
sound
Special Effects
László Kovács
special effects coordinator
Hans Wagner
special effects
Visual Effects
Geoffrey Kleindorfer
visual effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Rainer Barta
electrician
Stefan Biebl
Steadicam operator
Petro Domenigg
still photographer
Peter Drittenpreis
assistant Steadicam operator
Katharina Frank
second assistant camera
Gerald Helf
first assistant camera
Regina Höllbacher
second assistant camera
Bernhard Pötscher
first assistant camera
Harald Staudach
assistant Steadicam operator
Reinhard Vince
electrician
Wolfgang Vince
gaffer
Jörg Widmer
Steadicam operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brigitte Fink
costumer
Editorial Department
Yannick Coutheron
assistant editor
Alarich Lenz
assistant editor
Monica Parisini
assistant editor
Franz Rabl
color timer
Gabriele Sikuta
negative cutter
Transportation Department
Thomas Messer
property driver
Other Crew
Roman Haschberger
location manager
Eva Jürgens
production trainee
Andreas Kispert
set manager
Ulrike Lässer
production coordinator
Production Company
Arte
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Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
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Canal+
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Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
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Eurimages
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Les Films Alain Sarde
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MK2 Productions
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P.P. Film Polski
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Wega Film
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arte France Cinéma
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Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
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Distributor
MK2 Diffusion
Kino International Corp.
Alta Classics S.L. Unipersonal
ArtCam
Artificial Eye
CinemaFilm
Cinemien
Concorde Filmverleih
Europafilm AS
Homescreen
Kamras Film Group
Madman Entertainment
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New Star
Odeon
Rosebud
Special Effects
Listo Video
Miscellaneous
Les Audis de Boulogne
post-production
Moviecam
camera equipment provided by
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