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The piano

Title
The piano / a film by Jane Campion ; producer, Jan Chapman ; written and directed by Jane Campion.
Publication
Van Nyus, Calif. : Live Home Video, [1994], ©1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Campion, Jane, 1954-
  • Chapman, Jan.
  • Keitel, Harvey.
  • Hunter, Holly, 1958-
  • Neill, Sam.
  • Paquin, Anna.
Description
1 videocassette (121 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in. VHS.
Summary
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer there. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Only one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
Uniform Title
Piano (Motion picture)
Subject
  • Feature films
  • Foreign films
  • Motion pictures, New Zealand
  • Love in motion pictures
  • Man-woman relationships > New Zealand > Drama
  • Mothers and daughters > New Zealand > Drama
  • Mute persons > New Zealand > Drama
  • Adultery > New Zealand > Drama
  • Pianists > New Zealand > Drama
  • New Zealand > In motion pictures
Note
  • Cataloged from credits and cassette container.
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992.
Performer (note)
  • Holly Hunter, Sam Neill, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin.
Audience (note)
  • Adult.
ISBN
0784010048
OCLC
ocm30614353
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries