Set in the 19th century, a Scot woman agrees to a set-up marriage with a farmer from New Zealand. Along with her daughter born out of wedlock, she arrives in New Zealand to meet the man they will share their lives with. The Scotswoman, a mute since childhood, finds her only recourse in music, in the sounds made by the only thing she brought along, her beloved piano. When life with her new husband becomes unbearable, she makes a deal about the piano with a neighbor, a white man living as a Maori. The film has been characterized a masterpiece and Keitel puts forth his most sensitive and romantic role through the eyes of Banes.
The piano
The piano
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- Direction: Jane Campion
- Script: Jane Campion
- Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
- Editing: Veronika Jenet
- Music: Michael Nyman
- Actors: Holly Hunter, Harvey Kaitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon, Tungla Baker, Ian Mune
- Art Direction: Gregory P. Keen
- Costumes: Janet Patterson
- Production Design: Andrew McAlpine
- Sets: Meryl Cronin
- Format: DCP
- Color: Colour
- Production Country: New Zealand, Australia, France
- Production Year: 1993
- Duration: 120'
Jane Campion
Jane Campion DNZM (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director. She is the second of seven women ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and the first female filmmaker to receive the Palme d’Or, which she received for the acclaimed film The Piano (1993); she also won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the same film. At the 78th Venice International Film Festival, she won the Silver Lion award for directing The Power of the Dog (2021).
Filmography
1990 An Angel at My Table
1993 The Piano
1999 Holy Smoke
2003 In The Cut
2009 Bright Star
2021 The Power of the Dog
