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Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)" It is the mid-nineteenth century. Ada is a mute who 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 South 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 neighbour, George. Ada learns from George that she may earn back her piano by giving him piano"
Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)" It is the mid-nineteenth century. Ada is a mute who 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 South 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 neighbour, George. Ada learns from George that she may earn back her piano by giving him piano"
1993 Awardie Awards (31 movies items)"Other nominations Best Picture Best Director Best Supporting Actress Best Editor Best Cinematography Best Costume "
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Favorite Drama Films: 1992-1993 (107 movies items)" Directed by; Jane Champion Produced by: Jan Chapman and Alain Depardieu Written by: Jane Champion Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh Edited by: Veronika Jenet Music by: Michael Nyman Distributed by: Miramax Pictures "
Deaf and/or Mute Movie Characters (11 movies items)"Anna Paquin and ... Holly Hunter as Ada McGrath (Mute)"
Best Picture Nominees (in Ten Sentences) (478 movies items)"Fresh from the Cannes Film Festival came Jane Campion's critically acclaimed feature called "The Piano." In the 19th Century, Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter) travels from Scotland to New Zealand to be set for an arranged marriage by Alistar Stewart (Sam Neill) with her handcrafted piano and her daughter Flora (Anna Paquin). The relationship between him and the mute Ada is less than intimate as she cares more about her piano than her future-husband. However, her Maori-tattooed neighbor George Baines ("
1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) (100 movies items)" Notes: It has been a while since I have seen this flick and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. I remember it quite well when this movie was released, it was critically acclaimed and even managed to win the prestigious Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. Anyway, I thought it was a rather unique movie with a mesmerizing mood. Indeed, the story was just fascinating, something I had never seen before, the directing by Jane Campion was very good and Holly Hunter easily gave the bes"