Director – Michael Haneke – 2001 – Austria, France – Cert. 18 – 131m ***** A masochistic piano teacher with an abusive mother embarks on an affair with a young male student – the opening film of Complicit: A Michael Haneke Retrospective, in UK cinemas from Friday, June 6th and on BFI Player from Thursday, […]
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The Piano Teacher
(La Pianiste)
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- Post date 6 June 2025
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