The Piano

7.4 1993 Jane Campion 2h 0m
Drama Romance
The Piano

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.

Cast

Holly Hunter Holly Hunter Ada McGrath
Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel George Baines
Sam Neill Sam Neill Alisdair Stewart
Anna Paquin Anna Paquin Flora McGrath
Cliff Curtis Cliff Curtis Mana
Kerry Walker Kerry Walker Aunt Morag
Ian Mune Ian Mune Reverend
Geneviève Lemon Geneviève Lemon Nessie

Vibes

Emotional Visually Stunning Deeply Moving Critic Favorite

Double Feature Pairings

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