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Isabelle Huppert
Erika Kohut
Annie Girardot
The Mother
Benoît Magimel
Walter Klemmer
Susanne Lothar
Mrs. Schober
Udo Samel
Dr. George Blonskij
Anna Sigalevitch
Anna Schober
Cornelia Köndgen
Mme Gerda Blonskij
Thomas Weinhappel
Baritone
Georg Friedrich
Man in drive-in
Philipp Heiss
Naprawnik
William Mang
Teacher
Rudolf Melichar
Director
Michael Schottenberg
Teacher
Gabriele Schuchter
Margot
Dieter Berner
Singing Teacher
Volker Waldegg
Teacher
Martina Resetarits
Teacher
Annemarie Schleinzer
Teacher
Karoline Zeisler
Teacher
Liliana Nelska
Secretary
Luz Leskowitz
Violinist
Viktor Teuflmayr
Pianist
Vivian Bartsch
Woman in drive-in
Florian Koban
Pupil
Thomas 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)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Sep 25 2025

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 clearly much more fascinated with her than with her prowess as a teacher. Initially, she dislikes him. She considers she has little to teach this confident, borderline arrogant, young man but he persists....