The Piano
Summary:
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 wilde... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Holly Hunter - (Ada McGrath)
Harvey Keitel - (George Baines)
Sam Neill - (Stewart)
Anna Paquin - (Flora McGrath)
Kerry Walker - (Aunt Morag)
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Review:
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 ellip... Continue >>
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