The Piano is a 1993 historical drama film written and directed by New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion. It stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin in her first major acting role. The film focuses on a mute Scottish woman who travels to a remote part of New Zealand with her young daughter after her arranged marriage to a settler. The plot has similarities to Jane Mander's 1920 novel, The Story of a New Zealand River, but also substantial differences. Campion has cited the novels Wuthering Heights and The African Queen as inspirations.
The Piano (1993)
Directed by Jane Campion
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$7,000,000
Box Office
$40,185,556
Themes
Tags
19th Century, Adultery, Arranged Marriage, Art/Music, Beach, Best Supporting Actress, Maori, Mother Daughter Relationship, Mute, New Zealand, Paquin, Severed Finger, Sign Language
Attributes
Filming Location: New Zealand
Narrative Location: New Zealand, Scotland
Subject: colonialism, desire, gender relations, human sexuality, longing, marriage, objectification, passion, sexual repression, spouse abuse, unrequited love
Time Period: 19th century
Narrative Location: New Zealand, Scotland
Subject: colonialism, desire, gender relations, human sexuality, longing, marriage, objectification, passion, sexual repression, spouse abuse, unrequited love
Time Period: 19th century
Part of Collection
Related Movies
Alternate Titles
Chiếc Dương Cầm
VN
Das Piano
AT, DE
El piano
MX
El Piano
ES
Fortepian
PL
Fortepijonas
LT
Klaver
EE
Klavir
RS, SI
La lección de piano
AR
La leçon de piano
CA, FR
Lezioni di piano
IT
O Piano
BR, PT
Piano
HR, CZ, FI, NO, SK
Piano Lesson
JP
Pianot
FI, SE
Pianul
RO
Piyano
TR
Pleasure
AU
The Black Keys
AU
The Piano
AU, CA, DK, EC, EG, IN, ID, IL, KR, NL, PH, SG, ZA, TH, AE, GB, US
The Piano Lesson
AU
Zongoralecke
HU
Μαθήματα πιάνου
GR
Піаніно
UA
Пианино
RU
Пианото
BG
ピアノ・レッスン
JP
鋼琴別戀
CN, HK
鋼琴師和她的情人
TW
钢琴课
CN
피아노
KR