“The Piano Teacher” (2001) – Did you take piano lessons? I did. Admittedly, I didn’t enjoy playing and, unfortunately, lost interest in the instrument. Looking back, that’s a shame, and my teacher was really pleasant, kind, and patient. Oh well. Another piano teacher, one living in Vienna, isn’t so understanding, and she’s a woman to be feared. Erika Kohut (Isabelle Huppert) is a skilled piano professor, but she’s a lonely woman who harbors resentment and jealously, and these contemptable traits lash out when we least expect them in Michael Haneke’s…
