Directed by: Michael HanekeReleased: 2001
slowly but surely i've been digging into michael haneke's output... this and "funny games" (the haneke directed, shot-for-shot american remake) are proving to me that he's a filmmaker i should have started paying attention to a long time ago. "the piano teacher" is a slow, quiet film with a seriously dark sado-masochistic edge. the acting, the writing, and the music(!!) were all amazing.. and the cinematography is some of the most beautiful and effective i've seen in a while. lots of recurring shots and lots of extremely long takes; the kind that go on and on and on until you think it's too much, but they just keep going. there was one scene in particular that made me pretty goddamn uncomfortable (for those who've seen it: piano teacher + mother = horror), and that's always something i can appreciate. i can't wait to see more haneke. "benny's video" and "the seventh continent" are already in the netflix queue. 8.5/10.
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