Question 1

What unusual preparation did Isabelle Huppert undertake for her role as a piano teacher?

Accepted Answer

Isabelle Huppert really played the piano in the film, having studied piano for 12 years, and resumed practicing a year before filming started.

Question 2

Which prestigious film festival awarded this movie three major prizes in 2001, leading to a new rule?

Accepted Answer

The film received three of the most important awards at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival (Grand Prix, Best Actress, and Best Actor), prompting a rule change to prevent such dominance.

Question 3

What is the central conflict in Erika Kohut's life according to the synopsis?

Accepted Answer

Erika Kohut is a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, whose life is disrupted when a young man starts romantically pursuing her.

Question 4

Which festivals featured The Piano Teacher in their 2001 programs?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Cannes Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival in 2001.

Question 5

What was notable about Michael Haneke's approach to the screenplay for this film?

Accepted Answer

This was the first movie where Michael Haneke wrote a screenplay based on a book rather than using his own material, aside from The Castle (1997).

Question 6

What is the central conflict in The Piano Teacher?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which actress really played the piano in the film after years of study?

Accepted Answer

Isabelle Huppert really played the piano in the film. She had studied piano for 12 years and resumed practicing a year before filming.

Question 8

What historic achievement did The Piano Teacher make at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival?

Accepted Answer

It received three of the most important awards at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival: Grand Prix, Best Actress, and Best Actor, leading to a new jury rule.

Question 9

Which major film festivals featured The Piano Teacher in 2001?

Accepted Answer

It was featured at the Cannes Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, and BFI London Film Festival in 2001.

Question 10

Who plays the young man who pursues the piano teacher romantically?

Accepted Answer

Benoît Magimel plays Walter Klemmer, the young man who starts romantically pursuing Erika Kohut.

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