Holly Hunter
Ada McGrath
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Feb 11, 1994 · A mute woman travels to New Zealand with her daughter and piano for an arranged marriage, but soon faces a forbidden attraction to a farm worker. The Piano won three Oscars and features a stunning performance by Holly Hunter, who learned to play the piano for the role.
- (95K)
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Jane Campion
- 1994-02-11
The Piano is a 1993 historical drama film written and directed by Jane Campion. It stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin in her first major acting role. The film focuses on a mute Scottish woman who travels to a remote part of New Zealand with her young daughter after her arranged marriage to a frontiersman.
After a long voyage from Scotland, pianist Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter) and her young daughter, Flora (Anna Paquin), are left with all their belongings, including a piano, on a New Zealand beach.
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- Jane Campion
- R
- Holly Hunter
A woman who cannot speak and a man who cannot listen find each other on a bleak New Zealand coast. Read Ebert's analysis of the film's story, characters, cinematography and themes.
Winner of three 1993 Oscars®, including Best Actress (Holly Hunter). Passions erupt when a mute pianist (Hunter) is desired by two men - her callous husband (Sam Neill) and a cryptic, intense neighbor (Harvey Keitel).
Set in 1851, a mute Scottish woman arrives in colonial New Zealand for an arranged marriage, with her precocious young daughter and beloved piano in tow. When her practical new husband refuses to transport the piano to their home, the woman reluctantly agrees to a sexual relationship with a neighbor as a means of gaining access to the instrument.
