Filmbar's screening of Michael Haneke's "The Piano Teacher" (2001) at Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Friday, February 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm

Filmbar's screening of Michael Haneke's "The Piano Teacher" (2001) at Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Friday, February 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm.

Erika Kohut is a pianist, teaching music. Schubert and Schumann are her forte, but she's not quite at concert level. She's approaching middle age, living with her mother who is more domineering than submissive; Erika is a victim but combative. With her students she is severe. Walter is a self-assured student with some musical talent; he auditions for her class and is forthright in his attraction to her. She responds coldly then demands he let her lead. Next she changes the game with a letter, inviting him into her fantasies.

Address: Research and Publication Centre (RPC), 2nd Floor, 65 Main Boulevard Gulberg, Lahore (next to Standard Chartered Bank, above Indesign showroom). Lift is operational.

The screening will be followed by an informal discussion over tea.

Rashed Rahman

Editor, Pakistan Monthly Review (PMR) (link: pakistanmonthlyreview.com)

Director, Research and Publication Centre (RPC) (on Facebook)