Piano (1993)
Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
Land: Australia, France, New Zealand
Alternative Title: The Piano, La lección de piano, The Piano Lesson, O Piano, Das Piano, El piano, La leçon de piano, Mathimata pianou, Zongoralecke, Lezioni di piano, Fortepian, Klavir, Пианино, Pianot
Regisseur: Jane Campion
Writer: Jane Campion
Production Genre
Produzent: Producer: Jan Chapman
Executive Producer: Alain Depardieu
Firmen: Australian Film Commission, Jan Chapman Productions, Ciby 2000
Genre: Drama, Melodrama, Music, Romance
Budget: 7.000.000
Auszeichnungen & Ähnliche
Auszeichnungen:
Ähnliche: N/A
Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: adultery, secret love, beach, jealousy, love triangle, isolation, culture clash, sexuality, arranged marriage, strangeness, violent husband, new zealand, maori, settler, wilderness, mute, pianist, playing piano, woman director, sign languages, piano, 19th century, severed finger, mother daughter relationship
Geschichte
In mid-19th century New Zealand, Ada, a mute Scottish woman, moves to the rugged North Island with her young daughter Flora and beloved piano as part of an arranged marriage to Stewart. However, life proves challenging, and Stewart sells Ada's piano to their neighbor George. Heartbroken, Ada learns from George that she can earn back her piano by giving him piano lessons. Initially disdaining George, Ada begins teaching him reluctantly. As they spend more time together, a deep connection forms between them, leading them into a complicated and potentially disastrous situation.
Zusammenfassung
Directed by Jane Campion, 'Piano' (1993) is a melodramatic tale set in mid-19th century New Zealand. The film explores the complex relationships between Ada, her husband Stewart, their daughter Flora, and neighbor George, all entwined around Ada's beloved piano. It delves into themes of communication, loss, desire, and redemption through Ada's muteness and her quest to regain her most precious possession.
