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The Piano

Turkish title: Piyano

“Silence affects everyone in the end.”

1993 · 2 h 1 min
Directed by Jane Campion · New Zealand · Women Directors
DramaMusicalRomance

Cast

Holly Hunter Harvey Keitel Sam Neill Anna Paquin

Credits

Written by: Jane Campion

Plot

In the mid-nineteenth century, Ada, a mute Scottish woman, travels with her young daughter and her beloved piano to New Zealand for an arranged marriage to Stewart. He leaves the piano on the beach, and a neighbour, Baines, buys it and offers to trade it back key by key in exchange for lessons. Jane Campion's 1993 film, with Holly Hunter, won the Palme d'Or and three Academy Awards.

Sinekatalog’s take

Jane Campion's gothic romance gives a mute woman a voice through her piano. Holly Hunter is extraordinary, and the film's New Zealand mud, music and passion are gorgeous, strange and fierce.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (102,723 votes)
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