The Piano Teacher: 10/10 Ending!
Dude!
I loved your review for the most part but don’t agree with your misguided misinterpretation of the ending. Since your review generally is above reproach, I will only talk about the ending.
For starters how did you expect the film to end? With a reconciliation.., a murder or perhaps a ray of hope? All three would have been compromising in my opinion, remember The Piano Teacher is not a thriller hence comparing its philosophy with Cache and expecting the same results is unfair to both films.
Agreed the ending is too sudden and open ended..BUT the film is really about Erika’s mental disintegration isn’t it? Haneke doesn’t bother much about entertaining or even satisfying the viewer, but instead obsessively focuses on the ultimate and complete wreckage of a frustrated and deeply tragic life. If nothing else, the ending convinces us that Erika has reached the point of no return, her mask exposed, and she will never be able to redeem herself. The ending albeit very ugly and jarring, just leaves it at that because there is nothing more to say.
Still dissatisfied? Then try it this way.. Would the ending have been any different or meaningful if the Piano Teacher was a real life narrative instead of cinema? Isn’t sexual frustration a reality? You’ve called the ending “unexpected and unexplainable”. The sexual complexity of Erika’s character and the pain she inflicts on herself can never be explained fully.
The ending is perfect as the film takes us into the depths of human depravity, and leaves us there, angry and smarting.
Cheers
Aniruddha
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