About this episode
Felicia is joined by Jeanmarie Vargas to discuss Michael Haneke’s film about a woman just trying to live out her sexual fantasies in The Piano Teacher (2001). We chat about Haneke’s shift in the 2000s to create more films focused on women and their struggles. Along with the importance of diegetic music as it relates to pushing the story forward. This marks the end of the Haneke series, it was a pleasure (even when it was a displeasure) to revisit his films and watch them through multiple new lenses. He’s such a layered artist whose work will always remain relevant and I hope my guests and I have inspired you to watch more of his work (or maybe it’s time for a rewatch). Send us your thoughts on the episode by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com Follow Jeanmarie here: Movie Friends Podcast - That’s Messed Up Series on Patreon: https://www.moviefriendspodcast.com/ Spotify: @MovieFriendsPodcast Apple Podcasts: @MovieFriendsPodcast Twitter: @jeanmarievargas Sources: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4994-michael-haneke-on-the-art-of-the-erotic-long-take https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4965-the-piano-teacher-bad-romances https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6342-breaking-the-ice-the-beginning-of-desire-in-the-piano-teacher https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/nov/09/londonfilmfestival2001.londonfilmfestival1 https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2003/michael-haneke/piano_teacher/ https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2017/cteq/the-piano-teacher/ https://cinemafromthespectrum.com/2017/04/03/the-piano-teacher-review/ https://www.fearsomequeer.net/blog/film-retrospective-the-piano-teacher https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/08/16/the-piano-teacher-is-a-psychosexual-masterpiece.html https://www.austrianfilms.com/news/en/bodymichael_haneke_talks_about_the_piano_teacher_body OUTRO SONG: Coin-Operated Boy by The Dresden Dolls FILMS MENTIONED: Funny Games (Michael Haneke 1997) Caché (Michael Haneke 2005) 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (Michael Haneke 1994) The Seventh Continent (Michael Haneke 1989) Code Unknown (Michael Haneke 2000) Time of the Wolf (Michael Haneke 2003) Benny's Video (Michael Haneke 1992) Beau is Afraid (Ari Aster 2023) Secret Ceremony (Joseph Losey 1968) Listen to full episode :