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Feb 11, 1994 · A mute woman travels to New Zealand with her daughter and piano for an arranged marriage, but falls in love with a farm worker. The film won three Oscars and features a powerful score by Michael Nyman.
- (93K)
- 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.
- US$140 million
- Michael Nyman
- US$7 million
- Jan Chapman
Nov 19, 1993 · 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.
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...
- (2.4K)
- Jane Campion
- R
- Holly Hunter
The Piano is a 1993 drama about a mute woman who expresses herself through her piano in nineteenth-century New Zealand. The film won the Cannes Palme d'Or and four Oscars, including Best Actress for Holly Hunter and Best Supporting Actress for Anna Paquin.
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the Oscar-winning drama The Piano, directed by Jane Campion. See the full cast and crew list, including Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin, and more.
