The Piano Teacher (2001)

The Piano Teacher (La pianiste) (2001) 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? Awards: 18 wins & 23 nominations totalBudget: ATS 70,000,000 (estimated)Worldwide Gross: $6,766,381Soundtrack: Piano Sonata in A Major, D.959 (Franz Schubert)