The Piano Teacher

“Michael Haneke was very important to me growing up especially piano teacher and cache but his first films they just call it the trilogy here but I think he called it in one interview the emotional glaciation Trilogy.”

Ari Aster

Director, Writer

“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.”

Willem Dafoe

Actor

“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.”

Mikey Madison

Actor

“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.”

Renate Reinsve

Actor

“It's as good as I hoped it would be. I would now not recommend it for family viewing, but unbelievable performances, and it packs a punch.”

Dan Levy

Actor, Writer, Producer

“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.”

Raven Jackson

Writer, Director