Elfriede Jelinek is an Austrian playwright and novelist. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004. Jelinek's output has included radio plays, poetry, theatre texts, polemical essays, anthologies, novels, translations, screenplays, musical compositions, libretti and ballets, film and video art. She has also appeared in a couple of feature films. She is probably best known for her novel "Die Klavierspielerin/The Piano Player" published 1983.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 20, 1946 (80)
- Mürzzuschlag, Styria, Austria
- Writer and actor
- 4 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Elfriede Jelinek's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Elfriede Jelinek's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Elfriede Jelinek's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Women as Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Blood Countess(2026)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Children of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Kein Licht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Valie Export - Icon and Rebel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Elfriede Jelinek: Nobel Prize Lecture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Elfriede & Elfriede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Piano Teacher(2001)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Malina(1991)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Elfriede Jelinek. News from Home 18.8.88 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
What the Night Speaks – a Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Excluded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Ramsau am Dachstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1976 to 2026.
How do Elfriede Jelinek's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
Reviewers score the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 26. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Elfriede Jelinek work with?
People who share at least 2 of Elfriede Jelinek's MovieCove titles; Isabelle Huppert shares the most, 3.
- Isabelle HuppertShared titles: The Blood Countess (2026), The Piano Teacher (2001), Malina (1991)See all 3 shared titles with Isabelle Huppert
