The Piano (1993)

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Silence affects everyone in the end.

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited pre-teen daughter Flora to the wilderness of 19th-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.

• Released: 1993-05-18
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 2h 0m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 1,720 votes

Directed by Jane Campion.

Top cast

• Holly Hunter as Ada McGrath
• Harvey Keitel as George Baines
• Sam Neill as Alisdair Stewart
• Anna Paquin as Flora McGrath
• Cliff Curtis as Mana
• Kerry Walker as Aunt Morag
• Ian Mune as Reverend
• Geneviève Lemon as Nessie
• Pete Smith as Hone
• Bruce Allpress as Blind Piano Tuner

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Piano

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Curzon Home Cinema, BFI Player, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Tele Quebec
• Australia: rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube

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