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The Piano

1993

A mute Scottish woman sent with her young daughter and her beloved piano into an arranged marriage in colonial New Zealand finds herself drawn to a rugged settler who awakens her silenced passion. Jane Campion's ravishing, Oscar-winning drama.

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A New Zealand-set Jane Campion landmark and one of the country's most internationally recognized films.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from New Zealand

This film is stop 10 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through New Zealand. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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