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The Piano (1993) [R]

Release Date:
May 18, 1993

Original Title:
The Piano

Alternate Titles:
Das Piano
El piano
Fortepian
La lección de piano
La leçon de piano
Lezioni di piano
O Piano
Piano
Pianot
Pianul
Te Piana
Μαθήματα Πιάνου
Пианино
ピアノ・レッスン
鋼琴別戀
피아노

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
Australian Film Commission
CiBy 2000
Jan Chapman Productions
New South Wales Film & Television Office

Production Countries:
Australia | France | New Zealand

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: MA15+  CZ: 15+  DE: 12  ES: 12  FI: K-16  FR: TP|16  GB: 15  IE: 15  KR: 18  NL: 12  PT: M/16  SE: 11  US: R 

Runtime: 117

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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.

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Art Direction:
Gregory P. Keen

Assistant Art Director:
Jackie Gilmore

Associate Producer:
Mark Turnbull

Casting:
Alison Barrett
Susie Figgis
Victoria Thomas
Diana Rowan

Costume Design:
Janet Patterson

Director:
Jane Campion

Director of Photography:
Stuart Dryburgh

Editor:
Veronika Jenet

Executive Producer:
Alain Depardieu

First Assistant Director:
Chris Short
Mark Turnbull

Makeup & Hair:
Noriko Watanabe
Francia Smeets

Makeup Artist:
Katherine James
Marjory Hamlin

Original Music Composer:
Michael Nyman

Producer:
Jan Chapman

Production Design:
Andrew McAlpine

Screenplay:
Jane Campion

Second Assistant Director:
Victoria Hardy

Second Unit Director:
Colin Englert

Set Decoration:
Meryl Cronin

Sound Designer:
Lee Smith

Sound Mixer:
Gethin Creagh

Special Effects Coordinator:
Ken Durey
Waynne Rugg

Stunt Coordinator:
Robert Bruce

Stunt Double:
Georgina Gilbert
Sue Easdon

Stunts:
Steve Griffin

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