La Pianiste (2001)
Erika Kohut, een veertigjarige pianolerares uit Wenen, woont nog altijd bij haar dominante moeder. Hun relatie is intens en explosief: een voortdurende strijd van aantrekken en afstoten. Op het oog is Erika’s leven net zo strak geordend als een compositie van Bach, maar achter haar koele façade schuilt een wereld van onderdrukte verlangens en emotionele complexiteit. Alleen ’s avonds, in de schaduwrijke uithoeken van de stad, geeft ze daar stiekem uiting aan. Wanneer de jonge en ambitieuze Walter tijdens een recital voor haar valt, schrijft hij zich in bij het conservatorium om dichter bij haar te zijn. Maar hij is niet voorbereid op Erika’s duistere verlangens en innerlijke strijd. Wat volgt, is een gevaarlijk psychologisch spel.
Regiseur:
Michael Haneke
Schrijver:
Michael Haneke
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Isabelle Huppert as Erika Kohut |
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Annie Girardot as Erika's Mother |
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Benoît Magimel as Walter Klemmer |
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Susanne Lothar as Mme Schober |
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Udo Samel as Dr. George Blonskij |
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Anna Sigalevitch as Anna Schober |
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Cornelia Köndgen as Mme Gerda Blonskij |
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Thomas Weinhappel as Baritone |
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Georg Friedrich as L'homme en voiture |
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Philipp Heiss as Naprawnik |
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William Mang as Un professeur |
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Rudolf Melichar as Le directeur |
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Michael Schottenberg as Un professeur |
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Gabriele Schuchter as Margot |
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Dieter Berner as Le professeur qui chante |
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Volker Waldegg as Teacher |
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Martina Resetarits as Teacher |
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Annemarie Schleinzer as Teacher |
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Karoline Zeisler as Teacher |
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Liliana Nelska as Secretary |
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Luz Leskowitz as Violinist |
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Viktor Teuflmayr as Pianist |
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Vivian Bartsch as Woman in drive-in |
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Florian Koban as Pupil |
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Thomas Auner as Haydn Pianist |
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Andreas Donat as Chopin Pianist |
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Gerti Drassl as |
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Klaus Händl as |
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Erika Kollmann-Till as |
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Nina Kripas as |
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Esther Pils as |
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Petra Reichel as |
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Arbesi Sufi as |
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Marcus Zeuner as |
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Eva Green as Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Production | Veit Heiduschka | Producer |
| Directing | Michael Haneke | Director |
| Art | Christoph Kanter | Production Design |
| Camera | Christian Berger | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Michael Haneke | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annette Beaufays | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Geoffrey Kleindorfer | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Stefan Biebl | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | Wolfgang Vince | Gaffer |
| Directing | Katharina Biró | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jörg Widmer | Steadicam Operator |
| Directing | Fritz Noltmann | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hanuš Polak jr. | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Hans Wagner | Special Effects |
| Writing | Elfriede Jelinek | Novel |
| Art | Hans Wagner | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Guillaume Sciama | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ellen Just-Hofmann | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Laforce | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabienne Bressan | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thi-Loan Nguyen | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Françoise Andrejka | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michaela Payer | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Waldemar Pokromski | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Editing | Nadine Muse | Editor |
| Editing | Monika Willi | Editor |
| Sound | Nadine Muse | Sound Editor |
| Art | Gustavo Sapão | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Kris Portier de Bellair | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thi-Loan Nguyen | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Yvon Crenn | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christine Gozlan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Katz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Markus Schleinzer | Casting |
| Sound | Pascal Chauvin | Foley Artist |
| Art | Peter Ecker | Props |
| Production | Marin Karmitz | Producer |
| Production | Alain Sarde | Producer |