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The Piano

  • 1993
  • R
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
92K
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POPULARITY
2,047
272
Harvey Keitel and Holly Hunter in The Piano (1993)
Starring Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin, THE PIANO won widespread critical and audience acclaim on its release. The film's writer, director and producer, Jane Campion was the first female director to win the Cannes Palme d'Or for the triumphant masterpiece that centers on a mute woman's rebellion in a newly colonized, Victorian-era New Zealand.
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Jane Campion
  • Writer
    • Jane Campion
  • Stars
    • Holly Hunter
    • Harvey Keitel
    • Sam Neill
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    92K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,047
    272
    • Director
      • Jane Campion
    • Writer
      • Jane Campion
    • Stars
      • Holly Hunter
      • Harvey Keitel
      • Sam Neill
    • 306User reviews
    • 92Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 65 wins & 56 nominations total

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    Holly Hunter
    Holly Hunter
    • Ada McGrath
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • George Baines
    Sam Neill
    Sam Neill
    • Alisdair Stewart
    Anna Paquin
    Anna Paquin
    • Flora McGrath
    Kerry Walker
    Kerry Walker
    • Aunt Morag
    Geneviève Lemon
    • Nessie
    • (as Genevieve Lemon)
    Tungia Baker
    • Hira
    Ian Mune
    Ian Mune
    • Reverend
    Peter Dennett
    • Head Seaman
    Te Whatanui Skipwith
    • Chief Nihe
    Pete Smith
    Pete Smith
    • Hone
    Bruce Allpress
    Bruce Allpress
    • Blind Piano Tuner
    Cliff Curtis
    Cliff Curtis
    • Mana
    Carla Rupuha
    • Heni (Mission Girl)
    Mahina Tunui
    • Mere (Mission Girl)
    Hori Ahipene
    • Mutu
    Gordon Hatfield
    Gordon Hatfield
    • Te Kori
    Mere Boynton
    Mere Boynton
    • Chief Nihe's Daughter
    • Director
      • Jane Campion
    • Writer
      • Jane Campion
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Holly Hunter learned to play the piano when she was nine years old and played most of the piano sequences herself.
    • Goofs
      Ada writes a note to George on a piano key, but earlier George had told her that he can't read.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Ada: The voice you hear is not my speaking voice - -but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since I was six years old. No one knows why - -not even me. My father says it is a dark talent, and the day I take it into my head to stop breathing will be my last. Today he married me to a man I have not yet met. Soon my daughter and I shall join him in his own country. My husband writes that my muteness does not bother him - and hark this! He says, "God loves dumb creatures, so why not I?" 'Twere good he had God's patience, for silence affects everyone in the end. The strange thing is, I don't think myself silent. That is because of my piano. I shall miss it on the journey.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Carlito's Way/The Piano/My Life/The Three Musketeers/Jamón Jamón (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise
      Michael Nyman

    User reviews306

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    9/10
    Amazing Film Making
    This is one of my all-time favorite films. It combines masterful scripting, cinematography, performances, and musical score into a disturbing, erotic, and ultimately uplifting piece. The movie's heroine, wonderfully portrayed by Holly Hunter, is mute (symbolic of the fact that she has no say in her own life), with her daughter (the astonishing Anna Paquin) and her piano as her personal obsessions. Her conscripted husband, coldly played by Sam Neill, is trying to win her heart and her desire in all the wrong ways, while his crude tribal neighbor, sensually played by Harvey Keitel, understands her needs and ultimately captures her ... physically, intellectually, and romantically. The film's message and its delivery are extraordinarily powerful, the cinematic technique is rich ... the sequence shot with Hunt, Pacquin, Keitel and the piano on the beach is one of the best pieces of work I've ever seen. Lasting impact.
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    • Feb 6, 2001

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    FAQ13

    • Why does Flora lie about when and how Ada stoped talking? At the start we learn that Ada hasn't spoken since the age of 6, but Flora tells a story about her parents singing a duet when her father gets struck by lightning. "And at the same moment my father was struck dead my mother was struck dumb!"
    • Is "The Piano" based on a book?
    • Where was Ada McGrath supposed to be from?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1994 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • France
      • New Zealand
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • British Sign Language
      • Maori
    • Also known as
      • Chiếc Dương Cầm
    • Filming locations
      • Auckland, New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • CiBy 2000
      • Jan Chapman Productions
      • The Australian Film Commission
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $40,157,856
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $151,419
      • Nov 14, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $40,185,556
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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