A mute Scottish woman arrives in colonial New Zealand for an arranged marriage. Her husband refuses to move her beloved piano, giving it to neighbor George Baines, who agrees to return the piano in exchange for lessons. As desire swirls around the duo, the wilderness consumes the European enclave.
Stars: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Cliff Curtis, Kerry Walker
Crew: Jane Campion (Screenplay), Jane Campion (Director), Michael Nyman (Original Music Composer), Veronika Jenet (Editor), Stuart Dryburgh (Director of Photography), Janet Patterson (Costume Design)
Country: New Zealand, Australia, France
Language: English,
Studio: New South Wales Film & Television Office, Jan Chapman Productions, Australian Film Commission, CiBy 2000
Runtime: 117 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 19, 1993
IMDb: 3.619
Keywords:adultery, secret love, beach, jealousy, love triangle, isolation, culture clash, sexuality, arranged marriage, strangeness, violent husband, new zealand, maori, settler, wilderness, mute, pianist, playing piano, woman director, sign languages, piano, 19th century, severed finger, mother daughter relationship
