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Piano Teacher (The) AKA La Pianiste AKA The Piano Player (Blu-ray) (2001)
A piano professor at the Vienna Music Conservatory is gradually self-destructed.Director: Michael Haneke
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Selected-scene commentary from 2001 featuring Isabelle Huppert (50:24)
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Extras:"Viennese Obscenities" 2017 interview with Michael Haneke (29:43)
2017 Interview with Isabelle Huppert (11:13)
Postsync Sessions: Behind the scenes footage featuring Haneke and Huppert (19:09)
Theatrical Trailer (1:49) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with an essay by scholar Moira Weigel.
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Commentaries:Selected-scene commentary from 2001 featuring Isabelle Huppert (50:24)
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Extras:"Viennese Obscenities" 2017 interview with Haneke (29:43)
2017 Interview with Isabelle Huppert (11:13)
Postsync Sessions: Behind the scenes footage featuring Haneke and Huppert (19:09)
Theatrical Trailer (1:49) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with an essay by scholar Moira Weigel.
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Extras:DISC ONE "Lemmings"
Episodes:
- "Arcadia" (117:43)
- "Injuries" (111:10)
"Absurd, Filthy Creatures Set on Self-Destruction: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on Haneke's Lemmings Films" 2025 video essay (16:31)
2025 Interview with Michael Haneke by David Poland (10:35)
DISC TWO "The Seventh Continent"
* The Film
Audio commentary with Academic and Author Alison Taylor (2025)
"Compulsive Monotony: Thomas Caldwell on The Seventh Continent" 2025 video essay (12:32)
"Michael H - Profession: Director" 2013 documentary (92:10)
2005 Interview with Michael Haneke by Serge Toubiana (17:25)
Trailer (1:54)
DISC THREE "Benny's Video"
* The Film
Audio Commentary with critics Emma Westwood and Stephen A Russel (2025)
"Remediation and Found Footage of Benny's Video and Cache" 2025 video essay by Mary Beth McAndrews (25:26)
2005 Interview with Michael Haneke by Serge Toubiana (20:45)
Deleted Scenes (14:36)
Trailer (1:07)
DISC FOUR
"Three Paths to the Lake"
"The Rebellion"
Audio Commentary on "The Rebellion" with writer and Film Critic Thomas Caldwell (2025)
"Michael Haneke on Violence" 2009 interview (7:41)
DISC FIVE "71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance"
* The Film
Audio Commentary with Author and Critic Martyn Conterio (2025)
"Picking up the Pieces: Josh Nelson on Haneke's 71 Fragments" 2025 video essay (16:57)
2005 Interview with Michael Haneke by Serge Toubiana (23:31)
Michael Haneke Masterclass at Cinéma Utopia Bordeaux 2017 (96:28)
DISC SIX "The Castle"
* The Film
"Work Will Make You Free: Sean Hogan on TV Adaptations of Haneke" 2025 video essay (12:44)
"24 Realities Per Second" 2004 documentary (58:51)
"BFI at Home - Filmmakers in Focus: Michael Haneke" 2021 discussion with Geoff Andrew and Catherine Wheatley (42:28)
DISC SEVEN "Funny Games"
* The Film
Audio Commentary with critics William Bibbiani and Witney Siebold (2025)
"Home Is Where the Heart Is: Alexandra West on Funny Games and the History of the Home Invasion Subgenre" 2025 video essay (11:35)
2025 Interview with Michael Haneke by David Poland
2005 Interview with Michael Haneke by Serge Toubiana (19:14)
Trailer (1:12)
DISC EIGHT "Code Unknown"
* The Film
Audio Commentary by Sean Hogan and James Mottram (2025)
"Making Of" featurette (28:36)
"Behind the Scenes - Filming the Boulevard Sequences" featurette (11:58)
Introduction by Michael Haneke (4:39)
Trailer (3:03)
DISC NINE "The Piano Teacher"
* The Film
Audio Commentary with Critic and Writer Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2025)
Selected-Scene Audio Commentary with Isabelle Huppert (2001) (50:21)
"The Riddle of Erika: Nadine Whitney on Fetishism, Coldness and Cruelty in The Piano Teacher" 2025 video essay (18:29)
"Torturing the Ivories: Andrew Marshall-Roberts on The Piano Teacher" 2025 video essay (26:08)
"Beyond the Virgin and the Whore: Kat Ellinger on Erika Kohut and Terror of Female Desire" 2025 video essay (17:58)
Interview with Michael Haneke (25:58)
Interview with Writer Elfriede Jelinek (10:55)
"Behind the Scenes - Synchronisation Session" featurette (19:47)
Trailer (1:42)
DISC TEN "The Time of the Wolf"
Audio Commentary with film scholar Josh Nelson (2025)
"No More Heroes: Kat Ellinger on Time of the Wolf and Post-Mythic Dystopia" 2025 video essay (16:17)
"Making Of" featurette (21:08)
"Cannes 2003" featurette (7:00)
Trailer (1:39)
DISC ELEVEN "Caché"
* The Film
Audio Commentary with William Bibbiani and Witney Siebold (2025)
"Hidden Fears: Kat Ellinger on the Bourgeois Psyche and Its Unconscious Threat in Caché" 2025 video essay (20:32)
"Making Of" documentary (33:13)
2005 Interview with Michael Haneke by Serge Toubiana (26:33)
Trailer (2:06)
DISC TWELVE "The White Ribbon"
* The Film
"The Evil Within: David Michael Brown on The White Ribbon" 2025 video essay (10:33)
"HBO Directors Dialogues: Michael Haneke and Darren Aronofsky" featurette (12:39)
Interview with Michael Haneke (15:31)
2025 Interview with Michael Haneke by David Poland (9:26)
"Making Of" documentary (40:13)
Trailer (1:46)
DISC THIRTEEN "Amour"
* The Film
"The Making of Amour" featurette (25:46)
"Movie Presentation by Philippe Rouyer" featurette (9:15)
Interview with Jean-Louis Trintignant (7:50)
Theatrical Trailer (1:47)
DISC FOURTEEN "Happy End"
* The Film
Audio Commentary with Emma Westwood and Stephen A Russell (2025)
"The Kids Aren't Alright: Josh Nelson on the Children of Happy End" 2025 video essay (17:14)
"Keep It in the Family: David Michael Brown on Haneke's Dysfunctional Family Units" 2025 video essay (12:20)
"Making Of" featurette (21:14)
Trailer (1:40) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Standard softpack edition available from select stores.
Collector's Edition, limited to 2500 copies exclusively available at the Umbrella Webshop, The Michael Haneke Blu-ray Collection Collector's Edition includes:
- 100+ page hard bound book 'An Exploration of the films of Michael Haneke' includes essays by David Michael Brown, Jack Sargeant, William Bibbiani and Witney Siebold
- Custom diecut rigid case
- Package design by Time Tomorrow
- 16" x 20" (400mm x 505mm) canvas poster -
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Extras:DISC ONE "The Seventh Continent"
* The Film
Presentation by Michel Cieutat (10:08)
Interview with director Michael Haneke (16:42)
Theatrical trailer (1:49)
DISC TWO "Benny's Video"
* The Film
Presentation by Philippe Rouyer (10:09)
Interview with Michael Haneke by Serge Toubiana (20:45)
Deleted Scenes (13:59)
Theatrical Trailer (1:08)
DISC THREE "71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance"
* The Film
Presentation by Michel Cieutat (8:07)
Interview with Michael Haneke by Serge Toubiana (23:32)
Theatrical trailer (0:36)
DISC FOUR "Funny Games"
* The Film
Presentation by Philippe Rouyer (11:36)
Interview with Michael Haneke (18:27)
Theatrical trailer (1:14)
DISC FIVE "Code Unknown"
* The Film
"Michael H - Profession: Director" 2013 documentary (88:25)
Presentation by Philippe Rouyer (10:16)
"Making Of" featurette (27:28)
DISC SIX "The Piano Teacher"
* The Film
Presentation by Michel Cieutat (9:37)
Interview with Michael Haneke by Serge Toubiana (25:16)
Selected-scene commentary from 2001 featuring Isabelle Huppert (48:53)
DISC SEVEN "The Time of the Wolf"
* The Film
Presentation by Michel Cieuta (10:49)
"Making Of" featurette (20:16)
Theatrical Trailer (1:35)
DISC EIGHT "Hidden"
* The Film
Presentation by Michel Cieutat (10:54)
"Making Of" documentary (31:52)
Theatrical Trailer (1:57)
DISC NINE "Funny Games U.S."
* The Film
DISC TEN "The White Ribbon"
* The Film
Presentation by Michel Cieutat (8:16)
"Making Of" documentary (38:34)
"My Life: Portrait of Michael Haneke" documentary (50:09)
Theatrical Trailer (1:46)
DISC ELEVEN "Amour"
* The Film
Presentation by Philippe Rouyer (8:52)
"The Making of Amour" featurette (25:47)
"Pourquoi que je vis" documentary excerpt (7:40)
DISC TWELVE "Happy End"
* The Film
"Making Of" featurette (20:21)
"Masterclass by Michael Haneke" interview (69:48)
DISC THIRTEEN "The Castle"
* The Film
Interview with director Michael Haneke (10:19)
DISC FOURTEEN "Lemmings"
Episodes:
- "Arcadia" (113:00)
- "Injuries" (106:43)
Interview with director Michael Haneke by Olivier Père (23:13)
DISC FIFTEEN
"Three Paths to the Lake"
"The Rebellion"
Interview with director Michael Haneke on "Three Paths to the Lake" (16:19)
Interview with director Michael Haneke on "The Rebellion" (15:50) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes in 15 slim digi-packs housed in a cardboard slipcase.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (131:03)
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (131:03)
- Blu-ray ALL Haneke Australia- Umbrella - No cuts (130:42)
- Blu-ray B Michael Haneke Boxset France- Arte Editions - No cuts (130:34).
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 28/08/17
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 03/07/25UPDATE LOG:
28/11/23: Added Canada.
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03/07/25: Added Australia.
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