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Finally, getting around to watching La Pianiste a.k.a The Piano Teacher.
Directed by Michael Haneke, this French movie (with English subtitles) was nominated for a bunch of awards.
Released in 2001, the 125-minute film features Isabelle Huppert as the piano teacher and Benoit Magimel as her student.
The movie is based on Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek’s novel.
We’ll update this post after we finish watching the movie.
Update
The Piano Teacher is a different kind of movie.
Not meant for the Bollywood or Kollywood addicted sniveling little twits, this is a compelling but dark movie with its offbeat story of a masochistic piano teacher Erika (Isabelle Huppert).
While Erika is shown to be a masochistic personality, she’s also cold-bloodedly sadistic, a fact demonstrated by what she does to one of her students.
To describe Isabelle Huppert as an accomplished actress would be a gross understatement. This was most definitely a challenging role but Isabelle rose splendidly to the occasion. Continue reading »
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