LaserDisc Review

Piano, The

Genre: Drama

Reviewed in Issue 10 of Widescreen Review

Picture
4
Sound
5

Stars: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon.

Disc Information
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
Credits
Director Jane Campion
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Stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon.
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Soundtrack Dolby Surround
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Story Synopsis

Exhilarating 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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