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: Michael Nyman (Original Music Composer), Jane Campion (Director), Jane Campion (Screenplay), Veronika Jenet (Editor), Stuart Dryburgh (Director of Photography), Meryl Cronin (Set Decoration)
Country: Australia, France, New Zealand
Language: English,
Studio: New South Wales Film & Television Office, Jan Chapman Productions, Australian Film Commission, CiBy 2000
Runtime: 117 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 18, 1993
IMDb: 3.623
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
