The Piano Poster
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Release Date: March 15th, 1994

DVD Release Date: January 20th, 1998

R|2 hr 0 min

Plot Summary
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. Ada, who has been mute since childhood, has been sold into marriage to a local man named Alisdair Stewart (Sam Neill). Making little attempt to warm up to Alisdair, Ada soon becomes intrigued by his Maori-friendly acquaintance, George Baines (Harvey Keitel), leading to tense, life-altering conflicts.

Cast: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Geneviève Lemon

Director: Jane Campion

Genres: Drama

Production Co: Australian Film Commission

Distributors: Miramax Films, Cinemussy

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  • 100
    Michael WilmingtonChicago Tribune

    In Jan Campion's The Piano, the emotions are deep, fierce, primordial. Sexuality overwhelms the film's characters like ocean waves blasting against a cliffside. [19 Nov 1993]

  • 100
    Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times

    It is one of those rare movies that is not just about a story, or some characters, but about a whole universe of feeling. show more

  • 100
    Julie SalamonWall Street Journal

    With its breathtaking visual style and careful attention to sound and movement, the movie provokes contemplation about the ways people communicate – through words, through music, through sex, and, most significantly, through touch. [14 Dec 1993, p.A14(E)]

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