Scene from Piano (1993)
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Actresses in this Scene
Birth Name: Holly Hunter
Birth Date: 1958-03-20
Birth Place: Conyers, Rockdale County, United States
Details
Alternate Names: 홀리 헌터, Holly Patricia Hunter, هالی هانتر
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
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Full Biography
Holly Patricia Hunter is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2008, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
For her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 drama film The Piano, Hunter won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She earned three additional Academy Award nominations for Broadcast News (1987), The Firm (1993) and Thirteen (2003). For her roles in the television films Roe vs. Wade (1989), and The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993), she won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. She also starred in the TNT drama series Saving Grace (2007–2010).
Hunter's other film roles include Raising Arizona (1987), Always (1989), Home for the Holidays (1995), Crash (1996), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Incredibles (2004), its sequel Incredibles 2 (2018), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and The Big Sick (2017), the latter of which earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
About the Movie: Piano (1993)
Release Year: 1993
Nation: Australia, France, New Zealand
Alternative Title: The Piano, La lección de piano, The Piano Lesson, O Piano, Das Piano, El piano, La leçon de piano, Mathimata pianou, Zongoralecke, Lezioni di piano, Fortepian, Klavir, Пианино, Pianot
Director: Jane Campion
Writer: Jane Campion
Production & Genre
Producer(s): Producer: Jan Chapman
Executive Producer: Alain Depardieu
Companies: Australian Film Commission, Jan Chapman Productions, Ciby 2000
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Keywords
Keywords: 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
Story
In mid-19th century New Zealand, Ada, a mute Scottish woman, moves to the rugged North Island with her young daughter Flora and beloved piano as part of an arranged marriage to Stewart. However, life proves challenging, and Stewart sells Ada's piano to their neighbor George. Heartbroken, Ada learns from George that she can earn back her piano by giving him piano lessons. Initially disdaining George, Ada begins teaching him reluctantly. As they spend more time together, a deep connection forms between them, leading them into a complicated and potentially disastrous situation.
Summary
Directed by Jane Campion, 'Piano' (1993) is a melodramatic tale set in mid-19th century New Zealand. The film explores the complex relationships between Ada, her husband Stewart, their daughter Flora, and neighbor George, all entwined around Ada's beloved piano. It delves into themes of communication, loss, desire, and redemption through Ada's muteness and her quest to regain her most precious possession.