The Piano

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$40.2M

It is the mid-nineteenth century. Ada cannot speak and she has a young daughter, Flora. In an arranged marriage she leaves her native Scotland accompanied by her daughter and her beloved piano. Life in the rugged forests of New Zealand's North Island is not all she may have imagined and nor is her relationship with her new husband Stewart. She suffers torment and loss when Stewart sells her piano to a neighbor, George. Ada learns from George that she may earn back her piano by giving him piano lessons, but only with certain other conditions attached. At first Ada despises George but slowly their relationship is transformed and this propels them into a dire situation.

🏆 Won 3 Oscars. 65 wins & 57 nominations total

Genres

Drama, Music, Romance

Director

Jane Campion

Cast

Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill

Released

11 February 1994

Runtime

2h 1m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.5 / 10

Votes

99,214

Metascore

89

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Box office

$40,157,856

Budget

$7,000,000

Edition

Base