A mute Scottish woman arrives in colonial New Zealand for an arranged marriage. Her husband refuses to move her beloved piano, giving it to neighbor George Baines, who agrees to return the piano in exchange for lessons. As desire swirls around the duo, the wilderness consumes the European enclave.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
AU
Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release:
May 1993
Production:
New South Wales Film & Television Office, Jan Chapman Productions, Australian Film Commission, CiBy 2000
Cast:
Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Cliff Curtis, Kerry Walker, Ian Mune, Geneviève Lemon, Pete Smith, Bruce Allpress, Rose McIver, Verity George, Stephen Papps, Karen Colston, Eddie Campbell, Te Whatanui Skipwith, Tungia Baker, Neil Gudsell, Jon Sperry, Greg Mayor
Tags:
adultery, secret love, beach, jealousy, love triangle, isolation, culture clash, sexuality, arranged marriage, strangeness, violent husband, new zealand, maori, settler, wilderness, mute, pianist, playing piano, woman director, sign languages, piano, 19th century, severed finger, mother daughter relationship
