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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)
Corporate Authors: Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm)
LIVE Entertainment (Firm)
CIBY 2000 (Firm)
Miramax Films
Other Authors: Campion, Jane, 1954-
Chapman, Jan
Hunter, Holly, 1958-
Keitel, Harvey
Neill, Sam
Paquin, Anna
Walker, Kerry, 1948-
Lemon, Genevieve
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English ; English and Spanish subtitles, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [United States] : Lionsgate, [2012]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > New Zealand > Drama.
Mothers and daughters > New Zealand > Drama.
Mute persons > New Zealand > Drama.
Adultery > New Zealand > Drama.
Pianists > New Zealand > Drama.
New Zealand > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
1800 - 1899
Adultery.
Man-woman relationships.
Manners and customs.
Mothers and daughters.
Mute persons.
Pianists.
New Zealand.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
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.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992.
Special features: theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CX5 D0139361 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
MPAA rating: R, moments of extreme graphic sexuality. CHV rating: 18A. OFRB rating: R.
Credits:Director of photography, Stuart Dryburgh ; editor, Veronika Jenet ; music, Michael Nyman ; associate producer, Mark Turnbull ; executive producer for CIBY 2000, Alain Depardieu.
System Details:Blu-ray ; 1080p high definition, widescreen (1.78:1) ; 2.0 DTS-HD master audio ; requires Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon.