The Piano(Movie, 1993)

Name: The Piano
Genre: Drama, Romance / Love
Released: 1993
Duration: T01:56:00
Rating: 3.7

1h 56min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 632 votes)

The Piano is a 1993 historical drama film written and directed by Jane Campion. It stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin in her first major acting role. The film focuses on a mute Scottish woman who travels to a remote part of New Zealand with her young daughter after her arranged marriage to a frontiersman. A co-production between New Zealand, Australia, and France, The Piano was a critical and commercial success, grossing US$140.2 million worldwide (equivalent to $295.7 million in 2023) against its US$7 million budget (equivalent to $14.8 million in 2023). Hunter and Paquin both received high praise for their performances. In 1993, the film won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Campion the first female director to receive the award. It won three Academy Awards out of eight total nominations in March 1994: Best Actres... ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Piano

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay AACTA Award for Best Film AACTA Award for Best Production Design 2x AACTA Award for Best Sound AACTA Award for Best Editing AACTA Award for Best Direction AACTA Award for Best Costume Design AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role AACTA Award for Best Cinematography AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role César Award for Best Foreign Film Palme d'Or Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film London Film Critics' Circle Award for Film of the Year London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actress of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress National Board of Review Award for Best Actress National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay National Board of Review: Top Ten Films nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design 2x nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay 2x nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score 2x nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2x nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film 2x nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2x nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Cinematography 2x nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 2x nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Costume Design 2x nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Direction 2x nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Editing nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Production Design 2x nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Sound 2x nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Film nominated for: American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases nominated for: BAFTA Award for Best Original Music nominated for: BAFTA Award for Best Direction nominated for: BAFTA Award for Best Editing nominated for: BAFTA Award for Best Sound nominated for: BAFTA Award for Best Film nominated for: BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay nominated for: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role nominated for: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film nominated for: César Award for Best Foreign Film nominated for: David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Director nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama nominated for: Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film nominated for: Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film nominated for: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film nominated for: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director nominated for: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress nominated for: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay nominated for: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

About The Piano

After a long voyage from Scotland, pianist Ada McGrath and her young daughter, Flora, are left with all their belongings, including a piano, on a New Zealand beach. Ada, who has been mute since childhood, has been sold into marriage to a local man named Alisdair Stewart. Making little attempt to warm up to Alisdair, Ada soon becomes intrigued by his Maori-friendly acquaintance, George Baines, leading to tense, life-altering conflicts.

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Trailer for The Piano + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

THE PIANO - Official 25th Anniversary Trailer - Starring Holly Hunter and Harvey Keitel(Trailer, 1:31)

THE PIANO - Official 25th Anniversary Trailer - Starring Holly Hunter and Harvey Keitel (Trailer) | Trailer 1 (Trailer) | Jane Campion's THE PIANO ???? - Video Essay by the Cinema Cartography (Featurette) | Trailer: 4K-Restaurierung (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production countries: Australia, France, New Zealand

Shot in: New Zealand

Plays in: New Zealand, Nelson, Scotland

Made by: New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Commission, Jan Chapman Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Maori (MI)

Translated into 25 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 05/19/1993

Cast: Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin, Sam Neill, Holly Hunter, Tungia Baker, Bruce Allpress, Genevieve Lemon, Cliff Curtis, Pete Smith, Ian Mune, Kerry Walker

Director: Jane Campion

Producer: Jan Chapman

Screenwriter: Jane Campion

Executive Producer: Alain Depardieu

Film Editor: Veronika Jenet

Director of Photography: Stuart Dryburgh

Composer: Michael Nyman

Performer: Michael Nyman

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"La lección de piano"

"鋼琴別戀"

"Piano"

"Das Piano"

"El piano"

"La leçon de piano"

"Μαθήματα Πιάνου"

"Lezioni di piano"

"ピアノ・レッスン"

"피아노"

"Fortepian"

"O Piano"

"Pianul"

"Пианино"

"Pianot"

Keywords: new zealand, mother daughter relationship, maori, secret love, sexuality, love triangle, playing piano, strangeness, jealousy, violent husband, pianist, severed finger, piano, arranged marriage, culture clash

Budget: 7,000,000 USD

Revenue: 40,185,556 USD (= 574%)

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