Justin Chang recalled The Piano Teacher as Huppert's best work in a Haneke film, and "a major achievement in a disturbingly minor key". Mick LaSalle credited Huppert for "a rich incarnation of a woman we might see on the street and never guess that she contains fires, earthquakes and infernos", comparing it to her in the 2016 film Elle. Accolades The Piano Teacher won awards on the European circuit, most notably the Grand Prix at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, with the two leads, Huppert and Magimel, winning Best Actress and Best Actor. The film was Austria's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not nominated. See also Isabelle Huppert on screen and stage Sadism and masochism in fiction List of submissions to the 74th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links The Piano Teacher: Bad Romances, an essay by Moira Weigel at the Criterion Collection 2001 films 2001 drama films 2001 independent films 2001 multilingual films 2000s erotic drama films 2000s French-language films 2000s German-language films 2000s psychological drama films Arte France Cinéma films Austrian drama films Austrian independent films Austrian multilingual films BDSM in films Cannes Grand Prix winners Films about classical music and musicians Films about pianos and pianists Films about rape Films about scandalous teacher–student relationships Films about self-harm Films about sexual repression Films based on Austrian novels Films directed by Michael Haneke Films set in Vienna Films shot in Vienna French erotic drama films French independent films French psychological drama films French multilingual films German erotic drama films German independent films German multilingual films German psychological drama films Films about mother–daughter relationships 2000s French films 2000s German films