7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Piano Teacher (2001)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter of individual psychological pathology, sexual repression, and sadomasochism is inherently apolitical, and it offers no clear ideological solution or critique, focusing instead on a bleak, observational study of human darkness.
The film features a traditional European cast without intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative explores complex psychological themes and individual pathologies, rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or explicitly incorporating DEI themes.
Secondary
The Piano Teacher delves into the severe psychological and sexual pathologies of its heterosexual protagonist, Erika Kohut, and her abusive relationships. The narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, therefore the portrayal is rated N/A.
The film "The Piano Teacher" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on themes of sexual repression, sadomasochism, and psychological dysfunction within its main characters, without engaging with transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The Piano Teacher" is an adaptation of Elfriede Jelinek's novel. All major characters, including Erika Kohut and Walter Klemmer, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material.
The film is an adaptation of Elfriede Jelinek's novel, "The Piano Teacher." The main characters, Erika Kohut, Walter Klemmer, and Anna Schober, are depicted as white in both the source material and the 2001 film adaptation, with no changes to their established racial identities.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.3
Critic Ratings
7.5
7.9
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