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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.

Director

Jane Campion

Year

Genre

Box Office

$40,157,856

Production

N/A

Awards

Won 3 Oscars. 64 wins & 56 nominations total

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Ada McGrath

George Baines

Alisdair Stewart

Flora McGrath

Aunt Morag

Nessie

GeneviÃ¨ve Lemon

Hira

Reverend

Head Seaman

Chief Nihe

Te Whatanui Skipwith

Hone

Blind Piano Tuner

Mana

Heni (Mission Girl)

Mere (Mission Girl)

Mutu

Te Kori

Gordon Hatfield

Chief Nihe's Daughter

Marama

Mahina

Te Tiwha

Roimata / Angel

Parearau

Christina Harimate

Amohia

Taua

Tame

Kahutia

Tipi

Tahu (as Neil Mika Gudsell)

Kohuru

Rehia

Mairangi

Rongo

Pitama (as Eru Potaka-Dewes)

Eru Potaka Dewes

Te Ao

Liane Rangi Henry

Te Hikumutu

Pito

Hotu

Tuu

George Smallman

Te Kukuni

Kahu

Pare

Waimiria (as Kahumanu Waaka)

Kamira

Lawrence Wharerau

Seaman

Seaman

Seaman

Seaman

Seaman

Wedding Photographer

Bluebeard

Bluebeard's Wife / Sunday School Teacher

Bluebeard's Wife

Bluebeard's Wife

Bluebeard's Wife

Bluebeard's Wife

Taunting Man (as Tim Raby)

Taunting Man

Angel

Isobel Dryburgh

Angel

Angel (as Rose McIvor)

Angel

Angel

Cloud Carrier Boy

Cloud Carrier Boy

Cloud Carrier Boy

Simon Knight-Jones

Cloud Carrier Boy

Cloud Carrier Boy

School Hall Piano Player

School Hall Violin Player

Young Wives Husband

Young Wives Husband

Terrence Garbolino

Young Wives Husband

William Matthew

Maid

Flora's Grandfather

Waka Crewman

Waka Crewman

Waka Crewman

Waka Crewman

Waka Crewman

Waka Crewman

Graham Kereama Barrett

Waka Crewman

Waka Crewman

Lucas Puhi Thompson

Waka Crewman

Peter Rangitaawa

Waka Crewman

Waka Crewman

Thomas Searancke

Waka Crewman

Philip Taiaho Heke

Waka Crewman

Waka Crewman

Alfred Tiaki Hotu

Baines' Dog 'Flynn' (as Flynn)

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Ada Mcgrath George Baines Aunt Morag Flora Mcgrath Nessie Head Seaman

'Cause my mind has seized on you and can think of nothing else - The Piano

'Cause my mind has seized on you and can think of...

There is a silence where no sound may be - The Piano

There is a silence where no sound may be

Was he a teacher - The Piano

Was he a teacher

But I heard it here - The Piano

But I heard it here

WOMAN: The voice you hear
is not my speaking voice, - The Piano

WOMAN: The voice you hear is not my speaking voice,

I have not spoken since I was six years old - The Piano

I have not spoken since I was six years old

My father says it is a dark taIent, - The Piano

My father says it is a dark taIent,

(WAVES CRASH)
Take her hand, come on. - The Piano

(WAVES CRASH) Take her hand, come on.

I think you've got it. - The Piano

I think you've got it.

She says no. - The Piano

You be damn fortuned I don't smack your puppy gob - The Piano

You be damn fortuned I don't smack your puppy gob

(GIRL SCREAMS) - The Piano

Look, I'm a very big moth. - The Piano

Look, I'm a very big moth.

I'm not gonna caII him Papa.
I'm not gonna caII him anything. - The Piano

I'm not gonna caII him Papa. I'm not gonna caII hi...

ShaII we stop? - The Piano

We must get on. - The Piano

We must get on.

Miss McGrath? Alisdair Stewart. - The Piano

Miss McGrath? Alisdair Stewart.

(SPEAKS MAORI) - The Piano

Can you hear me - The Piano

Can you hear me

Well, that's good.
Yes, that's good. - The Piano

Well, that's good. Yes, that's good.

What do you think - The Piano

What do you think

What do they think they're doing?
We haven't time for this. - The Piano

What do they think they're doing? We haven't time ...

(SPEAKS MAORI) - The Piano

They met when my mother was an opera singer in Luxembourg - The Piano

They met when my mother was an opera singer in Luxembourg

One day when my mother and father were singing together in the forest - The Piano

One day when my mother and father were singing together in...

PIease take us back to the beach
where we Ianded. - The Piano

PIease take us back to the beach where we Ianded.

I am sorry. I can't do that. - The Piano

I am sorry. I can't do that.

(DOOR CREAKS OPEN) - The Piano

(DOOR CREAKS OPEN)

(PlANO MELODY CONTlNUES) - The Piano

(PlANO MELODY CONTlNUES)

Mamma! Mamma, watch me! Watch! - The Piano

Mamma! Mamma, watch me! Watch!

(SINGS) - The Piano

Hello there.
HeIIo. - The Piano

Hello there. HeIIo.

WeII, you've stopped combing your hair,
which is a good thing. - The Piano

WeII, you've stopped combing your hair, which is a good...

Like it were a piano - The Piano

Like it were a piano

I'd like to make a swap - The Piano

I'd like to make a swap

Lt's not marshy, is it? - The Piano

Lt's not marshy, is it?

Oh, Baines, the music lover.
l never would have thought. - The Piano

Oh, Baines, the music lover. l never would have thought.

What on? - The Piano

She says its her piano and she won't have him touch it - The Piano

She says its her piano and she won't have him touch it

You can't go on like this! - The Piano

You can't go on like this!

MAN: Oh. A Broadwood! - The Piano

MAN: Oh. A Broadwood!

(SNlFFS) - The Piano

Mother says she can't stand to teach
piano with it aII out of tune. - The Piano

Mother says she can't stand to teach piano with it aII ...

It's in tune. - The Piano

Mother wouId Iike to see
what you can pIay. - The Piano

Mother wouId Iike to see what you can pIay.

Ow! - The Piano

LoveIy - The Piano

(CONTINUES PLAYING SCALES
WITH CHORDS) - The Piano

(CONTINUES PLAYING SCALES WITH CHORDS)

Oh, but teII me again. - The Piano

Oh, but teII me again.

What happened?
Why didn't you get married? - The Piano

What happened? Why didn't you get married?

Shall l kiss you goodnight - The Piano

Shall l kiss you goodnight

(DOOR CLOSES) - The Piano

(GASPS)
Ada, wait. Wait. - The Piano

(GASPS) Ada, wait. Wait.

Do you know how to bargain - The Piano

Do you know how to bargain

You see... - The Piano

(CLEARS THROAT) - The Piano

(CLEARS THROAT)

I won't Iook at him! - The Piano

I won't Iook at him!

MORAG: Be very carefuI.
NESSIE: CarefuI. - The Piano

MORAG: Be very carefuI. NESSIE: CarefuI.

How are the lessons going? - The Piano

How are the lessons going?

Lift your skirt - The Piano

Lift your skirt

Lift it higher. - The Piano

Lift it higher.

Higher. - The Piano

(STOPS PLAYING) - The Piano

(STOPS PLAYING)

(CHILDREN SPEAK MAORI) - The Piano

(CHILDREN SPEAK MAORI)

BAINES: Undo your dress. - The Piano

BAINES: Undo your dress.

PIay. - The Piano

(STOPS PLAYING) - The Piano

(STOPS PLAYING)

To tell you the whole truth - The Piano

To tell you the whole truth

What do they say?
Are they selling? - The Piano

What do they say? Are they selling?

Oh! - The Piano

WOMAN: HeIIo! - The Piano

(SHOUTS) - The Piano

I want to Iie together
without cIothes on. - The Piano

I want to Iie together without cIothes on.

I want to lie together without clothes on - The Piano

I want to lie together without clothes on

Yes. 1 0 keys. - The Piano

(SPEAKS MAORI) - The Piano

Never behave like that.
Never nowhere. - The Piano

Never behave like that. Never nowhere.

I know why Mr Baines
can't pIay the piano. - The Piano

I know why Mr Baines can't pIay the piano.

Baines can't play the piano - The Piano

Baines can't play the piano

(PLAYS DISCORDANT NOTES) - The Piano

(PLAYS DISCORDANT NOTES)

I have given the piano back to you. - The Piano

I have given the piano back to you.

I have given the piano back to you - The Piano

I have given the piano back to you

The arrangement... - The Piano

The arrangement...

It's yours. Leave. - The Piano

It's yours. Leave.

(SPEAKS MAORI) - The Piano

This isn't yours. What are you
doing with the piano? Hmm? - The Piano

This isn't yours. What are you doing with the piano? Hm...

(STOPS PLAYING AND SINGING) - The Piano

(STOPS PLAYING AND SINGING)

(PLAYS TENDER MELODY) - The Piano

(PLAYS TENDER MELODY)

I shan't practise and I don't care! - The Piano

I shan't practise and I don't care!

Where's your mother - The Piano

Where's your mother

The Piano poster

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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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Director: Jane Campion

Writer: Jane Campion

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 1993

MetaScore: 89/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $40,157,856

Released: 11 Feb 1994

Awards: Won 3 Oscars. 64 wins & 56 nominations total

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Also watch: The Crying Game, Shine, Bad Lieutenant, Under the Sand, The Portrait of a Lady, Those Happy Years, The Boys in the Band, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, Aloners