The Piano (1993)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:40
Rotten:5
Average Rating:8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: This controversially erotic film from New Zealand established screenwriter-director Jane Campion as a universally recognized talent. Holly Hunter stars as Ada, a mute 19th-century woman sent to New... [More]
Starring: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin
Director: Jane Campion
Reviews for The Piano
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Campion never underestimates the power physical obsession exerts over human souls, and, for once, a modern film treats erotic passion honestly. Full Review |
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The Piano deserves its place as a classic. Full Review |
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10/10 |
A stunning mood piece and a haunting adult fairy tale. Full Review |
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It's often incorrectly reduced to a feminist fable, but the scope of Jane Campion's achievement is broader. If anything The Piano is a masterwork of humanism. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
Sublime - Holly Hunter's best work.
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What linger in memory are the fable's surreal imagery and attention to detail, capturing a place and time--New Zealand outpost in 19th century--in which one mute person (the brilliant Holly Hunter) finds the true meaning of womanhood against all odds. Full Review |
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Sweetie and An Angel at My Table have taught us to expect startling as well as beautiful things from Jane Campion, and this assured and provocative third feature (1993) offers yet another lush parable. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Intriguing and thoughtful - a beautiful tone
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4/5 |
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Campion's pet themes and ideas never came together with more physical clarity and emotional resonance than they did with her 1993 masterpiece. Full Review |
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