Isabelle Huppert
Erika Kohut
Annie Girardot
La mère d'Erika
Benoît Magimel
Walter Klemmer
Susanne Lothar
Mme Schober
Udo Samel
Dr. George Blonskij
Anna Sigalevitch
Anna Schober
Cornelia Köndgen
Mme Gerda Blonskij
Thomas Weinhappel
Baritone
Georg Friedrich
L'homme en voiture
Philipp Heiss
Naprawnik
William Mang
Un professeur
Rudolf Melichar
Le directeur
Michael Schottenberg
Un professeur
Gabriele Schuchter
Margot
Volker Waldegg
TeacherMartina Resetarits
TeacherAnnemarie Schleinzer
Teacher
Karoline Zeisler
Teacher
Liliana Nelska
Secretary
Luz Leskowitz
ViolinistViktor Teuflmayr
Pianist
Vivian Bartsch
Woman in drive-inFlorian Koban
PupilThomas Auner
Haydn Pianist
Andreas Donat
Chopin Pianist
Gerti Drassl
Klaus Händl
Erika Kollmann-Till
Nina Kripas
Esther Pils
Petra Reichel
Arbesi Sufi
Marcus Zeuner
Eva Green
Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Released
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$6,200,000.00
$6,766,708.00
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Reviews
There are some fairly unnerving strands in this drama that make for uncomfortable viewing at times. “Erika” (Isabelle Huppert) is a rather uncharismatic music professor, still living and sleeping with her mother (Annie Girardot) who finds herself being pursued by the handsome young pianist “Walter“ (Benoît Magimel). Ostensibly, he wants her to guide him through the vagaries of Schubert, but is cle