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La pianiste
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  • The part of Erika's mother was originally offered to Jeanne Moreau

  • Isabelle Huppert really played the piano in the film. She had studied piano for 12 years. As preparation for her role as a piano teacher, she resumed practicing a year before the film was started.

  • The character of the mother is based on author Elfriede Jelinek's real life mother.

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