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Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Restraint is this movie's mystery and its miracle. No matter how gruesome it is, mercifully, it's always holding back. Read more
Marta Barber, Miami Herald: A gripping psychological thriller that, while lacking the power of Funny Games, is still the work of a master. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: ... a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman. Read more
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: A striking, brilliant film with extraordinary performances -- and Huppert's acting is heartrending. Read more
Stephen Holden, New York Times: Huppert gives one of her greatest screen performances as Erika Kohut. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Is like The Graduate remade by David Lynch; it's no picnic to watch, but you can't look away. Read more
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Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: This austerely stunning film reminds us that not all art is pretty. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Those who would follow Haneke on his creepy explorations ... are rewarded by brutal, committed performances from Huppert and Magimel. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: There's a fine line sometimes between daring and ridiculous, and although Austrian director Michael Haneke's drama The Piano Teacher comes perilously close to the hysterical edge, it is also a shocking movie. Read more
Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News: Not for the prurient or squeamish, it's a daring if overlong examination of an idolized culture, self-loathing and sexual politics. Read more
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Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: Once one experiences Mr. Haneke's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience, one is left with a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: There is an old saying: Be careful what you ask for, because you might get it. The Piano Teacher has a more ominous lesson: Be especially careful with someone who has asked for you. Read more
Jeff Stark, Salon.com: This is a smart movie that knows its classical music, knows its Freud and knows its Sade. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: A powerful and outrageous film from Belgian director Michael Haneke, takes that stereotype and stands it on its head. Read more
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: The Piano Teacher is not an easy film. It forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves, and it maintains a cool distance from its material that is deliberately unsettling. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: There's hardly another actress in movies who could inhabit this Viennese specimen without seeming ludicrous -- and there may not be another who would care to. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: Seems less like a fictional story than a tour through Freud's forgotten files. Read more