raul_nib
Haneke's adaptation of austriac Nobel Winner novelist Elfriede Jelinek will inevitably leave an impression on you be it a good one or not.
The film follows piano teacher Erika Kohut, a middle aged woman who is torn between her abusive, possessive mother's expectations and her own personal desires.
This,however changes when she meets Walter Klemmer, a young and extremely competitive music enthusiast who takes an interest on her.
From them on you see Erika slowly leaving her confortable zone of power as a strict and harsh piano teacher to a place of complete vulnerability as she shows her most inner hidden desires to Klemmer.
From the beautiful soundtrack,sometimes accompanied by real playing by the lead actors, to the ambiguous commentary on male-female sexual power relations,the breath-taking acting done by lead Isabelle Huppert,the gut punching, stomach turning climax and ending segments;La Pianiste not only makes justice to Elfriede's novel but also in some ways surpasses it.
cobb-57705
The Piano Teacher is a film that can be best described as, with approval of the film's director Michael Haneke, "obscene". It's "obscene" in many aspects from the pervert and masochistic sexual nature of the story to the technicals that surround the picture. Of course, the mere premise, a piano teacher, who is sexually repressed by her overbearing mother, resorting to many sexually deviant fetishes is "obscene" enough, but it goes into a much deeper level as the story progresses. The film is presented in many long takes. They are punctuated through and through by hard cuts and a soundtrack of Schubert pieces that is diegetic and miniscule. It's "obscene" through how simple and naked the technicals are compared to many Hollywood films and blockbusters. These "obscenities" will turn off viewers who are opposed to the film's content and structure. But nevertheless, The Piano Teacher is clearly a well-made film with a clear vision from Michael Haneke. The acting is great, especially the teacher and the mother and the new student as they pull her back and forth. The long takes are deep and beautiful, with excellent detail to the subtle actions of the film. And the soundtrack, while being limiting, breathes air into film whenever it appears. With the film being in French, it can be a bit tedious at points to follow along with the subtitles and the subtle imagery, but all-in-all, it should be easy to comprehend. Whether you should see The Piano Teacher or not depends upon you taste. If you don't mind, it's a good film to take in and enjoy. 7/10 (Really, it's a 7.5)
Hitchcoc
This is my second experience with a film by Haneke, We have an incredibly intense, repressed character, played by Isabel Huppert. She lives with her mother and they involve themselves in a love/hate relationship. As a piano teacher she is a cruel taskmaster. It is obvious that she is sought after despite her almost sadistic vent. When she is not at work she visits a sex shop and watches pornography. She also goes to drive-in movies and peeks into cars at couples having sex. She is likewise, self-abusive. She is not unlike a fascist state in her demeanor. She meets a young, incredibly talented piano student who wants to be in her master class. There is sexual tension here. He begins to lust after her. She is cold but attractive, although at times her very being seems somewhat beyond her years. He really loves her and we know that somehow these two will meet in some way. He plays hockey and there is a kind of male testosterone thing going on. She has a stilted view of sexuality. He has the more traditional view, being on the make and wanting things to be consensual. This movie contains some of the sickest scenes I've seen. There is one scene in a public toilet where things get quite deranged. I have couple more Haneke films to see soon. They are certainly thought provoking.
a-dawood133
La Pianistelove is complex as far as humans go . it is a feeling they have they develop they enjoy they find peace and calmness in it . it is the ultimate feeling of emotional encounters . in every moment you were moved at . it will contribute in your love feeling and that what this movie is all about ! . it is a love story involves a pianist and his teacher . her love -the teacher- is expressed in a bizarre way which is the point referred to at the top she enjoyed bing treated in a peculiar way and i would argue that since love is the ultimate feeling and it would be effected by the emotional moments of one's life that she was treated with aggression rather than compassion . because of the oddness of the story the movie takes you to a different level of romance . would you do hurtful things for the ones you love even if they bleed ? or you would protect them from themselves because you love them ? it is a question of what comes first ? you or them and what would it mean to come first .good movie.
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