Summary:
Erika Kohut is a pianist, teaching music. Schubert and Schumann are her forte, but she's not quite at concert level. She's approaching middle age, living with her mother who is domineering then submissive; Erika is a victim then combative. With her students she is severe. She visits a sex shop to watch DVDs; she walks a drive-in theater to stare at couples having sex. Walter is a self-assured student with some musical talent; he auditions for her class and is forthright in his attraction to her. She responds coldly then demands he let her lead. Next she changes the game with a letter, inviting him into her fantasies. How will he respond; how does sex have power over our other faculties?
| Runtime: | 131 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for aberrant sexuality including violence, and for language. |
| Production: | Canal+ |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Countries: | Germany, France, Austria |
| Languages: | German, French |
| Home Release Date: | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Michael Haneke | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Elfriede Jelinek | Writer |
| Michael Haneke | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Annie Girardot | The Mother |
| Isabelle Huppert | Erika Kohut |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anna Sigalevitch | Anna Schober |
| Benoît Magimel | Walter Klemmer |
| Cornelia Köndgen | Mme Blonskij |
| Dieter Berner | Singing Teacher |
| Gabriele Schuchter | Margot |
| Georg Friedrich | Man In Drive-In |
| Michael Schottenberg | Teacher |
| Philipp Heiss | Naprawnik |
| Rudolf Melichar | Director |
| Susanne Lothar | Mrs. Schober |
| Thomas Weinhappel | Baritone |
| Udo Samel | Dr. Blonskij |
| William Mang | Teacher |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Christine Gozlan | Executive Producer |
| Michael Katz | Executive Producer |
| Veit Heiduschka | Producer |
| Yvon Crenn | Executive Producer |
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