Die Klavierspielerin

Erika has come a long way. Her position as a professor at the conservatory is meant to compensate for the international piano career she never had. She still shares a bed with her controlling mother — until one day she meets the young student Walter…
With images as disturbing as Jelinek’s language, the film lays bare the neurotic turmoil of its heroine.
Stefan Grissemann: “European cinema hadn’t been this physical or masterful in a long time.”