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The Piano

The Piano

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 18, 1993

Runtime

1h 57m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

74%

Original Title

The Piano

Production Companies

New South Wales Film & Television Office, Jan Chapman Productions, Australian Film Commission, CiBy 2000

Director

Jane Campion

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$40,200,000

Description

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.