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The Piano (1993)

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User Rating: 7.4/10 (21,134 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Jane Campion
Writer:
Jane Campion (written by)
Release Date:
12 November 1993 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
A mute woman along with her young daughter, and her prized piano, are sent to 1850s New Zealand for an arranged marriage to a wealthy landowner, and she's soon lusted after by a local worker on the plantation. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 53 wins & 25 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Hunter Gives Birth to Twins (From WENN. 19 January 2006)
Holly Hunter Pregnant with Twins (From WENN. 4 August 2005)
User Comments:
A sensual and surprising film more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Holly Hunter ... Ada McGrath

Harvey Keitel ... George Baines

Sam Neill ... Alisdair Stewart

Anna Paquin ... Flora McGrath
Kerry Walker ... Aunt Morag
Geneviève Lemon ... Nessie (as Genevieve Lemon)
Tungia Baker ... Hira
Ian Mune ... Reverend
Peter Dennett ... Head Seaman
Te Whatanui Skipwith ... Chief Nihe
Pete Smith ... Hone
Bruce Allpress ... Blind Piano Tuner

Cliff Curtis ... Mana
Carla Rupuha ... Heni - Mission Girl
Mahina Tunui ... Mere - Mission Girl
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Leçon de piano, La (France)
Pleasure (Australia) (working title)
The Black Keys (Australia) (working title)
The Piano Lesson (Australia) (original script title)
Piano, Das (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Piano, O (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Fortepian (Poland) [pl]
Klavir (Slovenia) [sl]
Lección de piano, La (Argentina) [es]
Lezioni di piano (Italy) [it]
Mathimata pianou (Greece) [el]
Piano (Finland) [fi]
Piano Lesson (Japan: English title) [en]
Piano, El (Spain) [es]
Pianot (Sweden) [sv]
Zongoralecke (Hungary) [hu]
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MPAA:
Rated R for moments of extremely graphic sexuality.
Runtime:
121 min
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
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Trivia:
The play performed in the movie is an adaptation of "Bluebeard", which is a French fairy tale recorded by Charles Perrault about a man who marries, kills his wives after they fail a test, stashes their bodies in a small chamber, then marries again. In the original story, the main character (Bluebeard's current wife) escapes her psychopathic husband and finds happiness elsewhere. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the boat leaves the island, Ada trails her hand in the water, which is still and calm. On long shots, it is foaming from the action of the oars, and the boat on the water. more
Quotes:
Flora: Actually, to tell you the whole truth, Mother says that most people speak rubbish, and it's not worth it to listen.
Aunt Morag: Well, that is a strong opinion.
Flora: Aye. It's unholy.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Cut (2000/I) more
Soundtrack:
The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise more

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21 out of 33 people found the following comment useful:-
A sensual and surprising film, 4 March 2004
9/10
Author: didi-5 from United Kingdom

Jane Campion's Oscar-winning movie follows Ada (played by Holly Hunter), an immigrant to the New Zealand outback and an arranged marriage, who has not spoken for years and lives her life through the sound of her piano. Her husband (played by Sam Neill) is a man without much understanding, who tries to break the connection between his new wife and her piano; in contrast to him is the wild illiterate Baines (played by Harvey Keitel), a tattooed loner, who reaches into Ada's soul and helps her to regain contact with her emotions and ultimately, her voice too. The film is visually compelling, with its muted colours and wide open spaces, and uses the soundtrack by Michael Nyman in such a way so all the elements fit together. Keitel and Hunter give excellent performances within a sensitive and sensual screenplay, while Anna Paquin is impressive as Ada's wise daughter, always watching and always aware. Campion managed to make the story touching, involving, and sexy, and it well deserved the plaudits heaped on it.

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