The Piano

Ada - mute since birth - her nine year old daughter and her piano arrive to an arranged marriage in the remote bush of nineteenth century New Zealand. Of all her belongings her husband refuses to transport the piano and it is left behind on the beach. Unable to bear its certain destruction, Ada strikes a bargain with an illiterate tattooed neighbour. She may earn her piano back if she allows him to do certain things while she plays; one black key for every lesson. Winner of three Academy Awards The Piano is an extremely evocative portrayal of repression and desire, universally acclaimed, it is still as powerful and resolute now as it was when first released.

Director: Jane Campion
Producer: Jan Chapman
Writer: Jane Campion
Music: Michael Nyman
Cinematographer: Stuart Dryburgh
Actor: Holly Hunter
Actor: Sam Neill
Actor: Harvey Keitel
Actor: Genevieve Lemon
Actor: Anna Paquin
Actor: Kerry Walker
Actor: Tungia Baker
Actor: Ian Mune
Actor: Peter Dennett