The Piano

– After a long voyage from Scotland, pianist Ada McGrath and her young daughter, Flora, are left with ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and One Minute
Release Year:
1993
The Piano
The Piano (1993)

After a long voyage from Scotland, pianist Ada McGrath and her young daughter, Flora, 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. Making little attempt to warm up to Alisdair, Ada soon becomes intrigued by his Maori-friendly acquaintance, George Baines, leading to tense, life-altering conflicts.

The Piano (1993) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Feb 1994

Language:

English, British Sign Language, Maori

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Jane Campion

Writer:

Jane Campion

Main Actors:

Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin

Plot:

It is the mid-nineteenth century. Ada is a mute who has a young daughter, Flora. In an arranged marriage she leaves her native Scotland accompanied by her daughter and her beloved piano. Life in the rugged forests of New Zealand's North Island is not all she may have imagined and nor is her relationship with her new husband Stewart. She suffers torment and loss when Stewart sells her piano to a neighbour, George. Ada learns from George that she may earn back her piano by giving him piano lessons, but only with certain other conditions attached. At first Ada despises George but slowly their relationship is transformed and this propels them into a dire situation.

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 60 wins & 56 nominations.

Production:

Miramax Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
Metacritic:
89%