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The Piano (1993)

Overview

A mute Scottish woman arrives in colonial New Zealand for an arranged marriage. Her husband refuses to move her beloved piano, giving it to neighbor George Baines, who agrees to return the piano in exchange for lessons. As desire swirls around the duo, the wilderness consumes the European enclave.
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Jane Campion profile
Jane Campion

Director

Jane Campion profile
Jane Campion

Screenplay

Cast

Holly Hunter profile
Holly Hunter

Ada McGrath

Harvey Keitel profile
Harvey Keitel

George Baines

Sam Neill profile
Sam Neill

Alisdair Stewart

Anna Paquin profile
Anna Paquin

Flora McGrath

Cliff Curtis profile
Cliff Curtis

Mana

Kerry Walker profile
Kerry Walker

Aunt Morag

Ian Mune profile
Ian Mune

Reverend

Geneviève Lemon profile
Geneviève Lemon

Nessie

Pete Smith profile
Pete Smith

Hone

Bruce Allpress profile
Bruce Allpress

Blind Piano Tuner

Rose McIver profile
Rose McIver

Angel

Verity George profile
Verity George

Bluebeard's Wife

Holly Hunter profile
Holly Hunter

Ada McGrath

Harvey Keitel profile
Harvey Keitel

George Baines

Sam Neill profile
Sam Neill

Alisdair Stewart

Anna Paquin profile
Anna Paquin

Flora McGrath

Cliff Curtis profile
Cliff Curtis

Mana

Kerry Walker profile
Kerry Walker

Aunt Morag

Ian Mune profile
Ian Mune

Reverend

Geneviève Lemon profile
Geneviève Lemon

Nessie

Pete Smith profile
Pete Smith

Hone

Bruce Allpress profile
Bruce Allpress

Blind Piano Tuner

Rose McIver profile
Rose McIver

Angel

Verity George profile
Verity George

Bluebeard's Wife

Extra

Release Date

May 18, 1993

Original Language

Maori, English

Budget

$7,000,000.00

Production Company

New South Wales Film & Television Office logoJan Chapman Productions logoAustralian Film Commission logoCiBy 2000 logo

Available On

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Videos

Jane Campion's THE PIANO 🎹 - Video Essay by the Cinema Cartography thumbnail
Jane Campion's THE PIANO 🎹 - Video Essay by the Cinema Cartography
Official 25th Anniversary Trailer thumbnail
Official 25th Anniversary Trailer

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