{"product_id":"the-piano-teacher-blu-ray-5410","title":"The Piano Teacher (Blu-ray)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirected by\u003c\/strong\u003e Michael Haneke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring:\u003c\/strong\u003e Isabelle Huppert, Benoît Magimel, Annie Girardot, Susanne Lothar, Udo Samel, Anna Sigalevitch, Cornelia Kongden, Thomas Weinhappel, Rudolf Melichar, Philipp Heiss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michael Haneke, Veit Heiduschka, Christian Berger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudio:\u003c\/strong\u003e Curzon Film\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e World Cinema\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMain Language:\u003c\/strong\u003e French\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitles:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Region B\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Issued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo of Discs:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBBFC Cert:\u003c\/strong\u003e (18) Suitable for 18 years and over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRun Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 129 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsabelle Huppert stars as a lonely and repressed music teacher in this French drama directed by Michael Haneke. Erika Kohut (Huppert) teaches piano at the Vienna Conservatory. She lives with her domineering mother (Annie Girardot) and harbours masochistic fantasies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Walter Klemmer (Benoît Magimel), one of her new students, attempts to seduce her, Erika is startled at first but then agrees to the affair if it can be conducted on her own terms. What happens next however threatens to intensify her self-destructive urges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInteractive Menus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterviews: Michael Haneke (writer\/director); Elfriede Jelinek (author)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommentary: Catherine Wheatley; Scene commentaries with Isabelle Huppert (actor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther Documentary: Post-Synchronisation Session Featurette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Lasgo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49326130561275,"sku":"5021866065410","price":659.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/3728\/9467\/files\/5021866065410.jpg?v=1789638705","url":"https:\/\/merchshake.co.za\/products\/the-piano-teacher-blu-ray-5410","provider":"MerchShake","version":"1.0","type":"link"}