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A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Just one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Piano (Motion picture : 1993)
Other Authors:	Campion, Jane, 1954- (Screenwriter), Hunter, Holly, 1958- (Actor), Keitel, Harvey (Actor), Neill, Sam (Actor), Paquin, Anna (Actor), Walker, Kerry, 1948- (Actor), Lemon, Genevieve (Actor), Nyman, Michael (composer (expression)), Dryburgh, Stuart (director of photography.), Patterson, Janet (Costume designer) (Costume designer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English, with optional English language closed captions.
Published:	[Santa Monica, California] : [Miramax, LLC], [1993]
Subjects:	Feature films > Australia. Man-woman relationships > New Zealand > Drama. Mute persons > New Zealand > Drama. Adultery > New Zealand > Drama. Pianists > New Zealand > Drama. Mothers and daughters > New Zealand > Drama. New Zealand > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama. Feature films. Adultery. Man-woman relationships. Manners and customs. Mothers and daughters. Mute persons. Pianists. Australia. New Zealand. 1800-1899 Webcast Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Romance films. Melodramas (Motion pictures) Internet videos. Fiction films. Drama. Vidéos sur Internet. Films d'amour. Mélodrames (Films) Films de fiction. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Description
Summary:	A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Just one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1993. Wide screen.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (121 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:	02:00:58
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
Awards:	Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, 1994.
Production Credits:	Producer, Jan Chapman ; music, Michael Nyman ; editor, Veronika Jenet ; director of photography, Stuart Dryburgh ; costume designer, Janet Patterson ; associate producer, Mark Turnbull ; executive producer for CIBY 2000, Alain Depardieu.