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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Lions Gate
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
EAN: 9780784011171
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0784011176
Label: Lions Gate
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
MPN: IVED60462D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 20, 1998
Running Time: 121 minutes
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: November 12, 1993
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Ada is a mute woman who travels with her daughter and piano from scotland to bush country new zealand for an arranged marriage to a wealthy landowner. The relationship sours when her husband trades her beloved piano to their neighbor baines. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/01/2005 Starring: Holly Hunter Harvey Keitel Run time: 121 minutes Rating: R Director: Jane Campion
Amazon.com essential video:
Jane Campion's The Piano struck a deep chord (if you'll excuse the expression) with audiences in 1993, who were mesmerized by the film's rich, dreamlike imagery. It is the story of a Scottish woman named Ada (Holly Hunter), who has been mute since age 6 because she simply chose not to speak. Ada travels with her daughter Flora (Anna Paquin) and her beloved piano to a remote spot on the coast of New Zealand for an arranged marriage to a farmer (Sam Neill). She gives piano lessons to a gruff neighbor (Harvey Keitel) who has Maori tattoos on his face, and, well, things develop from there. The picture takes on a powerful dream logic that simply defies synopsis. It's a breathtakingly beautiful and original achievement from Campion, a unique stylist. The Piano won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and Oscars for Hunt, Paquin, and Campion's screenplay. --Jim Emerson
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
An excellent story - Holly Hunter does a superior job at her part. I've always liked Sam Neill's work, and Harvey Keitel fits his part so well. Anna Paquin as the little girl connects with the plot in a special way. And a great surprise end!
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The Piano won the Palme D'Or at Cannes, making Jane Campion the first woman ever to win the prestigious award. She also captured an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 1993 Oscars, while also being nominated for Best Director. Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin both won Oscars as well, and it was also nominated for Best Picture, Costumes, Editing, and Cinematography.
Fast forward to 2009, and Jane Campion is once again at Cannes, this time for Bright Star, which tells of the ... Read More
Rating: -
Great performances by all actors involved, and a dark, beautiful tale of forbidden love, raw passion, jealousy, wanting, contrasting cultures and personalities. The story is tender and sweet one moment, a psychological thriller the next; a sensual, humorous, curious, fabulous film with spectacular cinematography.
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It's rare that I give a movie 5 stars, but if there were ever a film to deserve one, it's this one. This film was up against What's Love Got to Do With It and won. Being a woman of color, I say it was deserved. From the moment that Ada and her daughter stepped on the beach, I realized that this Piano wasn't just an object, but an extension of the main protagonist. It was her voice and her way of speaking. Her husbands' unwillingness to try to understand her need for this piano only helped to ... Read More
Rating:  -
I heard all these great things about this movie so I rented it. I was bored till about a few minutes from the end, thats where all the action is. This Drama is not a winning one in my book. Pass on it.
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