The Piano Teacher (Criterion Collection)

Director Michael Haneke's adaptation of the novel by Elfriede Jelinek follows the disturbing descent into madness of a middle-aged, sexually repressed piano instructor (Isabelle Huppert), as her experiments with voyeurism and self-mutilation lead to an eventual affair with an attractive young student who mistakes her insanity for affection. With Benoit Magimel, Annie Girardot, Udo Samel. 130 min. In French with English subtitles. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English; interviews; audio commentary on selected scenes; behind-the-scenes footage; theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles.