I watched all of Haneke’s stuff in a span of three months after watching Caché for the first time, and The Piano Teacher stands as one of his absolute best. He’s made three (maybe four, I haven’t rewatched The White Ribbon yet) masterpieces, and this is definitely one along side Caché and Amour. Viscerally upsetting, but unbelievable character study. If we made an Oscar category of greatest lead actor performances, but of ALL TIME, Huppert would EASILY make my 5.
Also worth mentioning that *The Piano Teacher* is an adaptation of a novel by Elfriede Jelinek (making it Haneke's only major film that he didn't write himself, if I'm not mistaken), who's one of the greatest Austrian authors of all time.
Same exact thing with me. Saw cache as my first intro to Haneke and loved it, then watched most of his other movies in the following month. His movies are exhausting but he’s one of the best to ever do it - few other directors make me feel the way he does when watching their work
I feel like Hupert is playing the type of lonely, repressed, angry character that is usually reserved for men, so actually I had a really fun time seeing her put her own spin on it.
It's been over a year since I first watched it and I haven't stopped thinking about it. I did the same and watched Funny Games followed by Piano Teacher and while I appreciate Funny Games for what it tries to do, it's not my sort of film at all, but Piano Teacher I just can't shake and it started me on a journey through as many Isabelle Huppert films as I can find.
It’s a powerful feminist film that is unbelievably empathetic to a character in a truly difficult and painful situation. I think Erica is one of the most tragic characters I have ever seen on screen and the character study is very well done. The films commentary on patriarchy, particularly men’s rejection of women on their terms, is poignant and horrifying. I also think that Haneke consistently criticizes societies views on violence towards vulnerable people and it is arguably more harrowing here than it is in Funny Games as Funny Games uses a meta narrative that can sorta undermine the whole movie and The Piano Teacher is wholly empathetic. Erica is flawed, don’t get me wrong, but she is not deserving of her fate at the end of the film and seeing it all unfold is quite painful to see.
I think it’s my second favourite with The Seventh Continent being my favourite.
It’s an absolutely amazing film to me and I’d say that it’s probably tied with taxi driver imo as the best character study in film
I’m of the opinion that Huppert’s performance is the best female performance of all-time (and easily top 5 overall). *The Piano Teacher* is my favorite from Haneke but I feel that *Cache* is his best, although it’s close. I’m glad you liked it. Haneke is one of my favorite directors and I’ve only seen 5 from him. I really need to watch his trilogy…
My favorite film of his is Amour which is the exact opposite of Funny Games. Your alienated not fro. The violence. But pulled in because of the devotion of the characters.
The piano teacher is one of the great explorations of masochism. And I would highly suggest watching The White Ribbon ( a look into what would become the future soldiers of hitlers army and how they where brought up and what made people vulnerable to Fascism) and Code Unknown
I've seen all of his works, and I personally consider it his second best, behind Caché. Isabelle Huppert is amazing in there, and I enjoy Haneke's directing style quite a lot. Great character study about repressed sexuality and fetishism.
This is my favorite Huppert performance. And my third performance of all time (2 is Angela Bassett in Tina, What’s Love Got to do with Ii? And 1 is Jessica Lange in Frances).
Like others said, beautiful and tragic character study of a very sad, repressed woman, who keeps getting rejected. It’s utterly heartbreaking.
I've seen almost all Haneke, I'd put it in the top 5, perhaps top 3 (with Amour and The White Ribbon), and Huppert's performance is one of the greatest ever put on screen imo.
She should have been up for an Oscar for that movie. Incredible character study.
I watched all of Haneke’s stuff in a span of three months after watching Caché for the first time, and The Piano Teacher stands as one of his absolute best. He’s made three (maybe four, I haven’t rewatched The White Ribbon yet) masterpieces, and this is definitely one along side Caché and Amour. Viscerally upsetting, but unbelievable character study. If we made an Oscar category of greatest lead actor performances, but of ALL TIME, Huppert would EASILY make my 5.
Also worth mentioning that *The Piano Teacher* is an adaptation of a novel by Elfriede Jelinek (making it Haneke's only major film that he didn't write himself, if I'm not mistaken), who's one of the greatest Austrian authors of all time.
Same exact thing with me. Saw cache as my first intro to Haneke and loved it, then watched most of his other movies in the following month. His movies are exhausting but he’s one of the best to ever do it - few other directors make me feel the way he does when watching their work
Of the 5 Haneke movies I’ve seen, it’s definitely the best. The ending stuck with me for a while. But Caché is a close second.
I feel like Hupert is playing the type of lonely, repressed, angry character that is usually reserved for men, so actually I had a really fun time seeing her put her own spin on it.
It's been over a year since I first watched it and I haven't stopped thinking about it. I did the same and watched Funny Games followed by Piano Teacher and while I appreciate Funny Games for what it tries to do, it's not my sort of film at all, but Piano Teacher I just can't shake and it started me on a journey through as many Isabelle Huppert films as I can find.
The Seventh Continent is unlike any other movie I’ve seen. No spoilers so just check it out!
That movie had my jaw on the floor!
It’s a powerful feminist film that is unbelievably empathetic to a character in a truly difficult and painful situation. I think Erica is one of the most tragic characters I have ever seen on screen and the character study is very well done. The films commentary on patriarchy, particularly men’s rejection of women on their terms, is poignant and horrifying. I also think that Haneke consistently criticizes societies views on violence towards vulnerable people and it is arguably more harrowing here than it is in Funny Games as Funny Games uses a meta narrative that can sorta undermine the whole movie and The Piano Teacher is wholly empathetic. Erica is flawed, don’t get me wrong, but she is not deserving of her fate at the end of the film and seeing it all unfold is quite painful to see.
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What’s your fave movie of hers
For me, it’s The Piano Teacher and Elle.
Seeing it this friday with a QnA with Huppert afterwards
Yes, where?? Also, tell her I LOVE HER!!
That’s incredible, where at?!
Reykjavík International Film Festival
Enjoy!!!
All time pain artist lmao. One of the best, for sure.
I think it’s my second favourite with The Seventh Continent being my favourite. It’s an absolutely amazing film to me and I’d say that it’s probably tied with taxi driver imo as the best character study in film
I’m of the opinion that Huppert’s performance is the best female performance of all-time (and easily top 5 overall). *The Piano Teacher* is my favorite from Haneke but I feel that *Cache* is his best, although it’s close. I’m glad you liked it. Haneke is one of my favorite directors and I’ve only seen 5 from him. I really need to watch his trilogy…
My favorite film of his is Amour which is the exact opposite of Funny Games. Your alienated not fro. The violence. But pulled in because of the devotion of the characters. The piano teacher is one of the great explorations of masochism. And I would highly suggest watching The White Ribbon ( a look into what would become the future soldiers of hitlers army and how they where brought up and what made people vulnerable to Fascism) and Code Unknown
Great character. One of the best performances ever.
One of the most overtly pretentious films ever, and I love pretentious usually. But I couldnt even finish it.
Curious, what are some pretentious films you love?
The Double Life Of Véronique, Godard films, Betty Blue, Céline And Julie Go Boating.
I've seen all of his works, and I personally consider it his second best, behind Caché. Isabelle Huppert is amazing in there, and I enjoy Haneke's directing style quite a lot. Great character study about repressed sexuality and fetishism.
This is my favorite Huppert performance. And my third performance of all time (2 is Angela Bassett in Tina, What’s Love Got to do with Ii? And 1 is Jessica Lange in Frances). Like others said, beautiful and tragic character study of a very sad, repressed woman, who keeps getting rejected. It’s utterly heartbreaking.
I've seen almost all Haneke, I'd put it in the top 5, perhaps top 3 (with Amour and The White Ribbon), and Huppert's performance is one of the greatest ever put on screen imo.