The Piano
The Piano

Movie·1993·2h 0m

The Piano

Silence affects everyone in the end.

Country

Australia

Language

English

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The Story

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.

Producer

Jan Chapman, Alain Depardieu

Cinematography

Stuart Dryburgh

Music

Michael Nyman

Editor

Veronika Jenet

Themes

adulterysecret lovebeachjealousylove triangleisolationculture clashsexualityarranged marriagestrangenessviolent husbandnew zealand

Production House

CiBy 2000
Jan Chapman Productions

Audience Score

74%

1,638 votes

Skip8%
Timepass19%
Go for it39%
Perfection34%

Where to watch

Region: GB

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Cast

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Ada McGrath

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

George Baines

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Alisdair Stewart

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Flora McGrath

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Mana

Kerry Walker

Kerry Walker

Aunt Morag

Ian Mune

Ian Mune

Reverend

Geneviève Lemon

Geneviève Lemon

Nessie

Pete Smith

Pete Smith

Hone

Bruce Allpress

Bruce Allpress

Blind Piano Tuner

Rose McIver

Rose McIver

Angel

Verity George

Verity George

Bluebeard's Wife

Stephen Papps

Stephen Papps

Bluebeard

Karen Colston

Karen Colston

Bluebeard's Wife (Miss Palmer)

Eddie Campbell

Seaman

Te Whatanui Skipwith

Chief Nihe

Tungia Baker

Hira

Neil Gudsell

Tahu

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Crew

Jane Campion

Jane Campion

Director, Writer

Michael Nyman

Michael Nyman

Original Music Composer

Stuart Dryburgh

Stuart Dryburgh

Director of Photography

Veronika Jenet

Editor

Jan Chapman

Producer

Alain Depardieu

Alain Depardieu

Executive Producer

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