the piano teacher be all about huppert character while a middle aged classical piano instructor with a stoic facade behind which lurk a powerfully compelling aberrant personality . unsatisfying a a story but intriguing a a character study and the film follow the huppert character through the term of her anguished relationship with a pupil deliver superb performance in the process . not for everyone and the piano teacher will play best with those into foreign film and character drive dramas deal with dark issue . ( a ) .