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Ada:
I have told you the story of your father many many times. Flora:
Oh, tell me again! Was he a teacher? Ada:
Yes. Flora:
How did you speak to him? Ada:
I didn't need to speak. I could lay thoughts out in his mind like they were a sheet. Flora:
Why didn't you get married? Ada:
He became frightened and stopped listening
I have told you the story of your father many many times. Flora:
Oh, tell me again! Was he a teacher? Ada:
Yes. Flora:
How did you speak to him? Ada:
I didn't need to speak. I could lay thoughts out in his mind like they were a sheet. Flora:
Why didn't you get married? Ada:
He became frightened and stopped listening
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Movie Summary
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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