72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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The Piano

Jane Campion
Australia      120 m.
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1851. Ada has never spoken a word since the age of six and only communicates through music and her daughter, Flora. An arranged marriage forces her to leave her native Scotland with her daughter and her piano. Her destination is New Zealand, where she is awaited by Stewart, a farmer with whom she has nothing in common. Her suffering only gets worse when her husband sells the piano to his neighbour George. But Ada will find a way to continue playing in exchange for giving George lessons.

Director
Jane Campion (New Zealand)
Screenplay
Jane Campion
Production
Jan Chapman Productions (Australia)
Jan Chapman
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Newen Connect (France)
Distribution
A Contracorriente Films (Spain)
Photography
Stuart Dryburgh
Edition
Veronika Jenet
Music
Michael Nyman
Sound
Lee Smith
Cast
Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
120 m.
Original language of the film
English
Country
Australia
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