The Piano Teacher

“The Piano Teacher. Isabelle Huppert. Man. Has to be– not just in my eyes, but... Worldwide, like, one of the most incredible performances by an actress in, like, the history of cinema. She is so intense and vulnerable, and the scene where she, like, stabs herself in the shoulder with the piece of glass, I think it is, there’s a sound that comes out of her throat. It’s so, like, guttural. I remember watching this and I was like, “I have to... Just, like, go back and see this one more time."”

“One of my favorite contemporary director ever. He is called Michael Haneke. I love so many films by him. But now I found The Piano Teacher. He doesn’t need so many plans. He just tells with very few shots what really will kill your heart and your mind and your belly all at once.”

“The Piano Teacher. I remember the first time I watched this, I was just really struck by the viscerality. I'm really drawn to films that bring me into my body, and this film really does that in a deep way. And again, it was a film that after I watched, I was like, 'Oh, you can do that in cinema too,' you know? And I'm so—this is one I'm really grateful for.”

“Piano Teacher. We love Isabelle, we love her so much. She's such a good actress and she always is surprising us and she's a peach.”

“The Piano Teacher, by the way, this is like the best acting. It's her of course, her presence and her detail in thought and her detail in what she's going through. She's very free but she's also really controlled so she can go anywhere with the scene or with the moment.”

“The Piano Teacher. It's not a comedy. When I worked at a video store I would often recommend it to people because I thought it was like an impressive movie to recommend to someone as like a young person. Often times I'd recommend it to families, not quite knowing I hadn't seen it at the time. Then I saw it and was like oh no, not kid-friendly. It's as good as I hoped it would be. Unbelievable performances and it is, gosh, it packs a punch.”