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Piano Teacher (The) AKA La Pianiste AKA The Piano Player (2001)
A piano professor at the Vienna Music Conservatory is gradually self-destructed.Director: Michael Haneke
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by actress Isabelle Huppert (7 scenes)
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Extras:Interview with director Michael Haneke (24:52)
Interview with writer Elfriede Jelinek (10:26)
"Post-synchronisation" featurette (18:56)
English theatrical trailer (2:27)
French theatrical trailer (1:37)
Bonus trailers for "Satin Rouge" (1:37), "The Closet" (1:17), "The Kid Stays In The Picture" (1:30), "Russian Ark" (2:11) and "Swing" (1:31) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by actress Isabelle Huppert
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Subtitles:Italian
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian DTS 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Interview with actress Isabelle Huppert (20:22)
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Appears to be a PAL→NTSC conversion, given its running time.
Labeled as "unrated director's cut", but it seems to be the same as the rest of the releases. -
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
Bonus trailers for "Tableau de Famille", "Tanguy" and "Le Roi Danse" -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Bonus trailer for "MK2 collection" (11:22)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.0
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Re-released with a different cover and also distributed by TF1 Vidéo.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Bonus trailer for "MK2 collection" (11:22)
DISC TWO
Audio commentary by actress Isabelle Huppert:
- "About Music" (8:08)
- "Hot and Cold" (7:37)
- "The Sacrifice" (9:28)
- "The Least Gesture" (3:20)
- "Bach" (2:06)
- "The Origin of the World" (12:25)
- "A Mutant" (5:19)
Interview with director Michael Haneke (25:13)
Interview with Annie Girardot and Benoit Magimel (7:26)
Interview with author Elfriede Jelinek (10:29)
"Post-synchronisation" featurette (19:05)
"Cannes Film Festival" featurette (6:18)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.0
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Also available in a CE with Elfriede Jelinek's book.
Also distributed by Universal Pictures, with a different cover.
Extras are in French with optional Extras are in French only, except for the interview with Elfriede Jelinek, which is in German with forced French subtitles. -
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Extras:Interview with director Michael Haneke (25:14)
Interview with author Elfriede Jelinek (12:07)
Filmographies:
- Isabelle Huppert (Actress)
- Annie Girardot (Actress)
- Benoît Magimel (Actor)
- Michael Haneke (Director)
Bonus trailers for "8 Femmes" (1:09), "Overseas" (2:05), "Une affaire de Gout" (1:25), "Sous Le Sable" (1:17) and "Calle 54" (1:37) -
Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.1
French PCM 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Backcover text doesn't mention DD 2.0 audio track or Norwegian subtitles.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by actress Isabelle Huppert (7 scenes - 48:16)
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Extras:Interview with director Michael Haneke (22:43)
Interview with author Elfriede Jelinek (10:26)
"Post-synchronisation" featurette (18:56)
Filmographies:
- Isabelle Huppert (Actress)
- Annie Girardot (Actress)
- Benoît Magimel (Actor)
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in French with optional English subtitles, except for the interview with Elfriede Jelinek, which is in German, also with optional English subtitles.
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OVERALL: Draw
- R2 France has the best set of extras, but it is not an English friendly release. Do note it has a Dolby Digital 5.0 (and not 5.1) soundtrack.
- R2 UK and R0 Australia are missing some extras, but are English friendly.
- R2 Italy has a DTS soundtrack, but only one extra, and it is not English friendly.
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CUTS:
- R0 Australia- AV Channel - No cuts (125:08 PAL).
- R0 Italy- Bim Distribuzione - No cuts.
- R1 America- Kino On Video - No cuts (125:13 NTSC).
- R1 Canada- Remstar - No cuts.
- R2 France- MK2 - No cuts (125:10 PAL).
- R2 2-Disc Edition France- MK2 - No cuts (125:10 PAL).
- R2 Holland- Homescreen Entertainment - No cuts.
- R2 Scandinavia- Future Film - No cuts (125:19 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Artificial Eye - No cuts.
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 13/06/02
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