Directed by:
Jane CampionScreenplay:
Jane CampionCinematography:
Stuart DryburghComposer:
Michael NymanCast:
Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Geneviève Lemon, Ian Mune, Pete Smith, Bruce Allpress, Cliff Curtis, Hori Ahipene, Mika X. (more)Plots(1)
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)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
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
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1994 - Jane Campion (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1994 - Holly Hunter (Best Leading Actress)
- 1994 - Best Costume Design
- 1994 - Best Production Design
- 1994 - Best Film
- 1994 - Jane Campion (Best Director)
- 1994 - Jane Campion (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1994 - Stuart Dryburgh (Best Cinematography)
- 1994 - Best Editing
- 1994 - Michael Nyman (Best Music)
- 1994 - Best Sound
César Awards
- 1994 - Best Foreign Film
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 1994 - Jane Campion (Best Foreign Film)
Guldbagge Awards
- 1993 - Jane Campion (Best Foreign Film)
Amanda Awards
- 1994 - Jane Campion (Best Foreign Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 1994 - Holly Hunter (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1994 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1994 - Jane Campion (Best Director)
- 1994 - Jane Campion (Best Screenplay)
- 1994 - Anna Paquin (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
- 1994 - Michael Nyman (Best Original Score)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1993 - Jane Campion (Best Director)
- 1993 - Holly Hunter (Best Actress)
- 1993 - Anna Paquin (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1993 - Jane Campion (Best Screenplay)
- 1993 - Stuart Dryburgh (Best Cinematography)
- 1993 - Best Film
- 1993 - Michael Nyman (Best Music Score)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1993 - Jane Campion (Best Director)
- 1993 - Holly Hunter (Best Actress)
- 1993 - Jane Campion (Best Screenplay)
- 1993 - Best Film
- 1993 - Stuart Dryburgh (Best Cinematographer)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1993 - Jane Campion (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
- 1993 - Holly Hunter (Best Actress)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 1993 - Jane Campion (The Audience Award)