Genre: Drama
Reviewed in Issue 10 of Widescreen Review
Stars: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon.
| Studio/Distributor | Live Entertainment |
| Catalog Number | LD69974WS |
| MPAA Rating | R |
| Retail Price | $39.95 |
| Running Time | 121 |
| Color Type | Color |
| Chaptered/Scene Access | Yes |
| Closed Captioned | Yes |
| Theatrical Release | 1993 |
| LD Release Date | 06/01/94 |
| THX Digitally Mastered | No |
| Director | Jane Campion |
| Screenplay/Written By | Subscribers only |
| Story | Subscribers only |
| Music | Subscribers only |
| Production Designer | Subscribers only |
| Visual Effects | Subscribers only |
| Costume Designer | Subscribers only |
| Editor | Subscribers only |
| Supervising Sound Editors | Subscribers only |
| Executive Producers | Subscribers only |
| Co-Producers | Subscribers only |
| Producers | Subscribers only |
| Stars | Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon. |
| Principal Photography | Subscribers only |
| Theatrical Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
| Measured LD Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
| Soundtrack | Dolby Surround |
| Theatrical Sound | Subscribers only |
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Subscribe FreeExhilarating and startlingly original, this is an emotional story about a mute woman’s, named Ada (Hunter in her Academy Award®-winning role), arranged marriage to a hard working New Zealand settler (Neill). When she and her young daughter (Paquin) arrive on the pristine island, Ada is confronted and consumed with the strict and proper duties of a new wife are unsettling. She finds solitude in her love for her piano and when her husband’s intense neighbor (Keitel) vies for piano lessons she’s destined to oblige, leading to a very emotional, passionate, and seductive affair.
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