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The Piano is a 1993 historical drama film written and directed by New Zealand filmmaker 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 settler.
The Piano: Directed by Jane Campion. With Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin. In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.
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- Drama, Music, Romance
- Jane Campion
- 1994-02-11
Jane Campion’s stunning 1993 classic topped BBC Culture’s poll of 368 critics in 84 countries. Hannah Strong reveals why it’s a worthy winner.
- Hannah Strong
THE PIANO - Official 25th Anniversary Trailer - Starring Holly Hunter and Harvey Keitel. Re-released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jane Campion's Palme d'Or winning drama THE...
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- 336.3K
- StudiocanalUK
Nov 19, 1993 · Jane Campion, who wrote and directed “The Piano,” does not handle this situation as a man might. She understands better the eroticism of slowness and restraint, and the power that Ada gains by pretending to care nothing for Baines.
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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- Drama
- R
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The Piano is a 1993 drama about a mute woman who expresses herself through her piano in nineteenth-century New Zealand. Directed by Jane Campion, the film stars Holly Hunter, Anna Paquin, Sam Neill, and Harvey Keitel, and features a score by Michael Nyman.
