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The Piano

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The Piano
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R,2hrs 0min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1993
Director:
Jane Campion
Distributor:
Live/Artisan
Starring:
Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill  ...more
Synopsis: Writer/director Jane Campion's third feature unearthed emotional undercurrents and churning intensity in the story of a mute woman's rebellion in the recently colonized New Zealand wilderness of Victorian times. Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter), a mute who has willed herself not to speak, and her strong-willed young daughter Flora (Anna Paquin) find themselves in the New Zealand wilderness, with Ada the imported bride of dullard land-grabber Stewart (Sam Neill). Ada immediately takes a dislike to Stewart ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola
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Not just another costume drama, Jane Campion's The Piano (1993) lushly visualizes the emotional complexities of a 19th century woman's sexual awakening. Mute in a world that silences women, Ada has to find other means to express her responses to the untamed New Zealand landscape, her stiff husband Stewart, and the sensualist Baines. The elliptical narrative minimizes rational explanations in favor ... Full Review
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Holly Hunter
Ada McGrath
Harvey Keitel
George Baines
Sam Neill
Stewart
Anna Paquin
Flora McGrath
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