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1993

The Piano

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.

Credits

Director

Jane Campion

Producers

Jan Chapman , Alain Depardieu

Writer

Jane Campion

Cinematographer

Stuart Dryburgh

Editor

Veronika Jenet

Production Design

Andrew McAlpine

Costume Design

Janet Patterson

Composer

Michael Nyman

Castings

Alison Barrett , Susie Figgis

Cast

Holly Hunter , Harvey Keitel , Sam Neill , Anna Paquin , Cliff Curtis , Kerry Walker , Ian Mune , Geneviève Lemon , Pete Smith , Bruce Allpress

Studios

CiBy 2000 , Jan Chapman Productions

Genres

Romance Drama

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

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The Piano (1993) movie poster
The Piano (1993) movie poster
The Piano (1993) movie poster
The Piano (1993) movie poster
The Piano (1993) movie poster

Awards

7 wins, 26 nominations
Won Best Original Screenplay Jane Campion The Piano 1994
Won Best Actress Holly Hunter 1994
Won Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Holly Hunter 1994
Won Best Supporting Actress Anna Paquin 1994
Won Best Original Screenplay Jane Campion 1994
Won Best Production Design The Piano 1994
Won Best Costume Design The Piano 1994
Nom Best Picture The Piano 1994
Nom Best Motion Picture - Drama The Piano 1994
Nom Outstanding Directing - Feature Film Jane Campion The Piano 1994
Nom Best Director Jane Campion 1994
Nom Best Director Jane Campion 1994
Nom Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Anna Paquin The Piano 1995
Nom Best Supporting Actress Anna Paquin 1994
Nom Best Screenplay Jane Campion 1994
Nom Best Original Screenplay Jane Campion The Piano 1994
Nom Best Original Score Michael Nyman 1994
Nom Best Cinematography (Color) Stuart Dryburgh 1994
Nom Best Costume Design (Color) Janet Patterson 1994
Nom Best Film Editing Veronika Jenet 1994
Nom Best Cinematography The Piano 1994
Nom Best Editing The Piano 1994
Nom Best Sound The Piano 1994
Nom David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction The Piano 1994
Nom Film The Piano 1994
Nom Score for a Film The Piano 1994

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