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| Unmissable |
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| Tragic |
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| FILM DETAILS | | Certificate 15 | | Cast
Holly Hunter
Sam Neill
Harvey Keitel
Anna Paquin | | Directors
Jane Campion | | Screenwriters
Jane Campion | | Running Time
121 minutes |
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The Piano
Tale of the love between a mute and her piano and the lengths to which she'll go for it's safe-keeping.
Plot
A mail-order bride, Ada, and her young daughter arrive on the shores of New Zealand with only a few possessions except a large piano, her most treasured item. Her new husband, an unwelcoming cold landowner, can't understand her love for the piano so leaves it on the beach. Baines, her husbands assistant takes in the piano and asks for lessons in return, however they soon begin a passionate affair.
Verdict
Hunter won Best Actress at the Oscars for her role as Ada and although controversial at then time, seeing as she's a mute, it's clear that made her deserve it all the more. With strong acting from Hunter, Keitel and the supporting cast, with one of Michael Nyman's most moving scores and the hauntingly beautiful New Zealand scenery, The Piano deserves its place as a classic.
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