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The Piano

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Drama / Romance / Music
Australia / New Zealand / France, 1993, 121 min (Alternative: 116 min)

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Jane Campion's third feature was widely hailed as a cinematic masterpiece. With Michael Nyman providing the music, the story centres around Ada (Holly Hunter), a mute Scottish woman sent to New Zealand with her daughter (Anna Paquin) for an arranged marriage to lonely landowner Stewart (Sam Neill). When she arrives with her beloved piano in tow, Stewart forces her to leave it on the beach rather than lug it through the jungle. The estate manager, Baines (Harvey Keitel), watches and listens in amazement when Ada visits the beach to play and subsequently he makes a deal with Stewart to keep it at his own house. Baines is enchanted by both the piano and Ada and eventually makes a bargain of sexual favours whereby Ada can win back the instrument. (StudioCanal UK)

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Academy Awards

  • 1994 - Holly Hunter (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
  • 1994 - Anna Paquin (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • 1994 - Jane Campion (Best Original Screenplay)
  • 1994 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • 1994 - Jane Campion (Best Achievement in Directing)
  • 1994 - Stuart Dryburgh (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
  • 1994 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
  • 1994 - Best Achievement in Costume Design