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The Piano Teacher (2001)

Directed by Michael Haneke · Cinematography by Christian Berger

R131 min51 frames

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The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: medium — A domestic space features sheer white window curtains and a cluttered wooden table lamp. A man sits…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: medium — A wooden walk-in closet is filled with assorted clothing on hangers. A woman stands in the center of…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: medium — A set of green-framed glass double doors features prominent horizontal brass push bars. The view…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: medium — A bright space with white walls and clothing scattered across a rumpled white bed. A man in a dark…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: medium — A woman stands behind a series of vertical metal bars in an outdoor setting. The background includes…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: closeup — Rows of empty red auditorium seats fill the dimly lit space. A woman is in the foreground with…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: medium — An interior hallway has a light-colored wooden door covered in several children's drawings. A…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: closeup — A woman sits in a dark, indistinct interior setting with minimal environmental detail. She holds a…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: fullbody — A utilitarian cloakroom contains multiple free-standing garment racks filled with diverse winter…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: medium — A spare interior space with white walls and a large, multi-paned glass window. A woman stands in…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: wide — A spacious concert hall features deep red walls and marble columns behind a stage. A group of musicians…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: medium — A locker room with tiled walls and a large poster on the back wall. A woman in a trench coat stands…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: A woman stands motionless in the narrow corridor of a cloakroom, surrounded by a dense array of hanging coats.…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: wide — A crowded room decorated with framed paintings contains multiple rows of seated people. The subjects…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: medium — A plain bedroom features a white wall and a bed with a white quilt. A man and woman sit close…The Piano Teacher (2001) movie still: medium — A dark bedroom holds a couple lying in bed beneath heavy blankets. The man stares upward while the…
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The Piano Teacher — official trailer

What is The Piano Teacher about?

Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.

Where can you watch The Piano Teacher?

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What does the cinematography of The Piano Teacher look like?

Across 51 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of The Piano Teacher (73% of the sample). Cinematographer Christian Berger keeps 39% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 80% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Piano Teacher?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Piano Teacher (2001) are #332d2b, #f5f5f4, #111112, #d4d1cb, #504d48, #281b17 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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