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Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill

A mute woman along with her young daughter, and her prized piano, are sent to 1850s New Zealand for an arranged marriage to a wealthy landowner, and she's soon lusted after by a local worker on the pl...( read more  read more... )antation.

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Directed by: Jane Campion

Release Date: November 19, 1993

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DVD Release Date: January 13, 1998

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  • irisheyes686
    October 20, 2009
    irisheyes686
    I really didn't like this movie. It was very slow moving and depressing. Even though the ending was a relatively happy one, I still didn't care for it.
  • nannalauren
    June 30, 2009
    nannalauren
    While checking out True Blood the other day, I was trying to figure out where else I had seen Anna Paquin. With the help of this AWESOME repository of data called "Flixster", I remembered The Piano. I only have vague memories of the film, b/c I saw it back when it was first rele...( read more)ased in 1993. However, I recall some killer ethereal, nature-y scenes on a beach and in a forest, and really intense performances by Harvey Keitel and Holly Hunter. As for AP, she was excellent (scored an Oscar at age 11!). I'm thinking The Piano might be due for a repeat viewing.
  • AgentLexi2132
    November 28, 2008
    AgentLexi2132
    Truly classic,cant wait to be in new zealand with my love now. Inspirational.
    Had us gasping from the word go with the ''New Zealand'' plague.

    A mute woman along with her young daughter, and her beloved piano, are sent to 1850s New Zealand for a organized marriage to a wealt...( read more)hy landowner(Sam Neil), and she's soon lusted after by a maori working man(Harvey Kietel) on the plantation.

    The whole movie has very grainy and dull colours that convey the whole mood of the piece. The location too is so vast and beautiful, with twisting trees, foresty woods, and huge stretches of beach. Really is another world entirely. Beautiful.

    Cliff Curtis pops up in this in the backdrop, he looks so young in this. Anna Paquin also, took a while for me to register that it was her, who later stars in X-men. Does a superb job in her role and some bits you feel like telling her off!
    Sam Neill's plays his character well as the rejected husband who tries to make her love him but fails. Weird i thought where he spys on them yet he kind of likes it and accepts it as he does nothing to intervene. More he seems to be curious as to what is going on.
    Harvey Kietel slowly becomes infactuated by Holly Hunter's character and her piano and they fall in love with each other in there private lessons together. Must admit me and Rachael found his accent a little odd, a very strange mix.
    Holly Hunter despite not having a talking role in this displays her acting talent in so many other ways. Her facial expressions express so many facetted fractions of empathy you kind of guess or figure out what she is feeling. Her little daughter, her translator, yet some things do not need to be translated for gestures and expressions. Perfectly executed her performance is.

    Funny parts in this film: Lady with mole, maori girl on a trunk, stage shadow(my rude mind ha!)+maoris thinking its real!, Women peeing in the soil and shooing it up.

    One last thing is the local maori people and how they are depicted, thank goodness i got Rachael to tell me whats what. I think i first watched this and i thought they must still have some people living over there like that, in that way, mad me! Somethings there mannerisms and appearance probably americanised film making.

    Overall this film experienced again and with the one you love gives it extra strength. The ending reminds me of the prestige abit of how that ends, i dont know why. Maybe the water element.

    Gorgeous piano playing and not to be missed. Rachael and me loved it!
  • clooneyfan
    July 27, 2008
    clooneyfan
    Who told me this was good?
  • RCCLBC
    March 26, 2008
    RCCLBC
    Some people refer to this as a "chick flick", but that couldn't be farther from the truth.

    This film covers a gamut of emotions and subject matters, that any thinking, compassionate person should be able to relate to.

    To me this is quite possibly one of the most beautiful f...( read more)ilms I have ever seen.

    The story is heartbreaking, yet full of passion and hope.

    The acting is superb on all counts. Though (11 year old?) Anna Paquin is truly amazing.

    The music is sublime.

    Cinematography is exquisite.

    My only complaint is that the ending (last five minutes) didn't work for me. It was a little to 'happily ever after'.

    I feel like it would have been more true to the character of Ada if her passion for her piano (the one thing that was a constant for her) was ultimately more important then they make it in the end. I feel like she would have rather died with her piano then live without it.
  • ilovemiguel12
    November 20, 2009
    ilovemiguel12
    Good. Cute little Anna Paquin.
  • filmjunkie25
    November 18, 2009
    filmjunkie25
    Interesting, I really liked Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in this. Good performances.
  • OCButterfly99
    November 12, 2009
    OCButterfly99
    I really enjoyed this movie. Holly and Harvey were brilliant. All the actors were. A must see.
  • tramyobcrazier
    November 3, 2009
    tramyobcrazier
    11/04/09: 12.37 am: saw it on fri 10/30/09 in my room with ATP. not bad.. but not good..story line nto interesting... not mesmerizing. too long.
  • jschartrand
    October 15, 2009
    jschartrand
    While the movie itself didn't really impressed me, I was amazed by the beauty of the landscape and mostly by the amazing top performances by Hunter and Paquin. Powerful in their roles.

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  • AgentLexi2132
    March 31, 2008
    AgentLexi2132
    Wow! No ones commented on this...

    Well Rachael and Alex was here and we love The Piano...

    :)
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