La Pianiste is a vouyeristic journey.We can't judge our female protagonist even psychologically,it's impossible.Is she disturbed? is she mad? I can't even answer that question.Her character's desperation reminds me of Catherine Deneuve in "Repulsion". this film is maybe about isolation in a perfect rigid society.I think the New French Cinema is a good example of what's going on with modern society and its lack of...everything! Especially of what has happened with Jean Marie LePen in France and the embarrassment of a civilized French society when the a xenophobic politician gained 17 percent of the votes.
Isabelle Huppert said in a interview:"If that's true, if some men are reluctant about the film, it's clearly because it's about a woman who tries to behave a little bit like a man. She tries to change the rules of the game, and that can be very disturbing for some men to look at. She's the one who wants to control the situation; she wants to control the man's desire. Most of the time, that's the man's position. Why couldn't this be relieving for a man?".Oh Huppert! she's interesting.
Isabelle Huppert said in a interview:"If that's true, if some men are reluctant about the film, it's clearly because it's about a woman who tries to behave a little bit like a man. She tries to change the rules of the game, and that can be very disturbing for some men to look at. She's the one who wants to control the situation; she wants to control the man's desire. Most of the time, that's the man's position. Why couldn't this be relieving for a man?".Oh Huppert! she's interesting.