THE PIANO

The trailer for 1993’s THE PIANO. Written and directed by Jane Campion. The film stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin, Sam Neill, Kerry Walker, Geneviève Lemon, Tungia Baker, Te Whatanui Skipwith, and Cliff Curtis.

The plot summary is as follows:

It is the mid-nineteenth century. Ada cannot speak and she has a young daughter, Flora. In an arranged marriage she leaves her native Scotland accompanied by her daughter and her beloved piano. Life in the rugged forests of New Zealand's North Island is not all she may have imagined and nor is her relationship with her new husband Stewart. She suffers torment and loss when Stewart sells her piano to a neighbor, George. Ada learns from George that she may earn back her piano by giving him piano lessons, but only with certain other conditions attached. At first Ada despises George but slowly their relationship is transformed and this propels them into a dire situation.

THE PIANO is currently streaming on Showtime (via Paramount Plus) and it is available for rent/purchase on most digital platforms.