GERMANY · 2001

The Piano Teacher

Michael Haneke
sexual repression maternal domination power dynamics in relationships classical music self harm and masochism
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Synopsis

Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.

Year2001
CountryGermany
DirectorMichael Haneke
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