Korean Title: "Pianist"
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Benoit Magimel
Director: Michael Haneke
Studio: Bitwin
Rating: 18+
Genre: Drama

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About This DVD

How far is a man willing to go to be with the woman he wants? Erika is a veteran piano instructor at a famous music conservatory in Vienna. Erika is highly respected for her remarkable talent and strong discipline, but she's also known to be a harsh taskmistress and does not suffer fools gladly; among her students, Erika's class is considered a highly rewarding challenge, but difficult to weather. Erika seems to get her stern and unforgiving nature from her mother, with whom she still lives, and without a husband or a lover, Erika satisfies her strong but frequently perverse sexual appetites through extreme porn videos, voyeurism, and masturbatory practices that sometimes involve pain and self-mutilation. Erika discovers she has attracted the attentions of one of her students, Walter, a gifted and good-looking young man who does not seem at all put off by her icy personality. She refuses to acknowledge Walter's romantic overtures, but when he rises to the defense of a fellow student after a recital, Erika is enraged, and Walter pursues her, finally following her as she storms off to the women's room. Erika abruptly approaches Walter in a rough sexual fashion, but refuses to fully satisfy him until he is willing to allow her to control the relationship. When Walter becomes aware of just how much pain and humiliation is involved in Erika's erotic bill of fare, he refuses to participate, but in time his attraction to her causes him to weaken, and he begins to accede to her sexual demands.

Audio Format:	DD 5.1 Surround, DD 2.0 Stereo
Video Format:	Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic)
Languages:	English, French
Subtitles:	English, Korean
Country Made:	France
Region Code:	3
Year Made:	2002
Running Time:	129
Special Features:	- Interactive Menu - Scene Selections - Michael Haneke - Isabelle Huppert - Elfriede Jelinek - Cast & Directior's Profile
Availability:	Usually ships in 5-10 days