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The Piano Teacher(2001)
Status: Released
Date: 2001-09-05
73%
1158 Votes
Time: 2h 11m
Overview:
Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.
Languages: French, German.
Countries:
France,
Austria
Budget: $6,200,000.00
Revenue: $6,766,708.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Les Films Alain Sarde
Movie: The Piano Teacher
Top 10 Billed Cast
Isabelle Huppert
Erika Kohut
Annie Girardot
The Mother
Benoît Magimel
Walter Klemmer
Susanne Lothar
Mrs. Schober
Udo Samel
Dr. George Blonskij
Anna Sigalevitch
Anna Schober
Cornelia Köndgen
Mme Gerda Blonskij
Thomas Weinhappel
Baritone
Georg Friedrich
Man in drive-in
Philipp Heiss
Naprawnik
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