La pianiste ( The Piano Teacher) trailer

Erika Kohut is a pianist, teaching music. Schubert and Schumann are her forte, but she s not quite at concert level. She s approaching middle age, living with her mother who is domineering then submissive; Erika is a victim then combative. With her students she is severe. She visits a sex shop to watch DVDs; she walks a drivein theater to stare at couples having sex. Walter is a selfassured student with some musical talent; he auditions for her class and is forthright in his attraction to her. She responds coldly then demands he let her lead. Next she changes the game with a letter, inviting him into her fantasies. How will he respond; how does sex have power over our other faculties br, br,