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The Piano Teacher

2001 film directed by Michael Haneke
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Summary

The Piano Teacher is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,910 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[3], César Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], European Film Award for Best Actress[5]
  • Director: Michael Haneke[6]
  • Screenwriter: Michael Haneke[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8], romance film[9], erotic thriller[10]
  • Based on: The Piano Teacher[11]
  • Cast member: Isabelle Huppert[12], Annie Girardot[13], Benoît Magimel[14], Susanne Lothar[15], Anna Sigalevitch[16], Eva Green[17], Georg Friedrich[18], Udo Samel[19], Cornelia Köndgen[20], Thomas Weinhappel[21], William Mang[22], Rudolf Melichar[23], Michael Schottenberg[24], Gabriele Schuchter[25]
  • Producer: Veit Heiduschka[26], Michael Katz[27]
  • Production company: MK2[28], Wega Film[29], Les Films Alain Sarde[30], Arte France Cinéma[31]
  • Director of photography: Christian Berger[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: French[33]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[34]
  • Review score: 7/10[35], 74%[36], 79/100[37]
  • Color: color[38]
  • Country of origin: France[39], Austria[40], Germany[41]
  • Publication date: May 14, 2001[42], October 11, 2001[43]
  • Characters: Erika Kohut[44]
  • Distributed by: BiM Distribuzione[45]
  • Narrative location: Vienna[46]
  • Filming location: Vienna[47]
  • Main subject: parent–child relationship[48], teacher-student relationship[49], age disparity in sexual relationships[50], human sexuality[51], social dependency[52], ambivalence[53]
  • Film editor: Monika Willi[54], Andreas Prochaska[55]
  • Participant in: 14th European Film Awards[56]
  • Nominated for: César Award for Best Actress[57], European Film Award for Best Film[58], European Film Award for Best Actress[59], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[60]

Why It Matters

The Piano Teacher has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

FAQs

What awards did The Piano Teacher receive?

Honors received include Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[3], César Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], and European Film Award for Best Actress[5].

Related Entities

Annie Girardot Austria Benoît Magimel Elfriede Jelinek Eva Green film France Germany Isabelle Huppert Juan Perón Michael Haneke Susanne Lothar

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Máté · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cineuropa film id → 1945
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 254686
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 27383
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  4. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    César award film id → 32668
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ César award film id: 32668, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296258498|La Pianiste (#296258498)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8117|César film ID]] #mix'"
  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2001-05-14T00:00:00Z, +2001-10-11T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Michael Haneke
    Duration → {'amount': '+131'}
    Participant in → 14th European Film Awards
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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