New Zealand Social life and customs Drama.
Festival International du Film 46º 1993 Cannes
Man-woman relationships in motion pictures.
Mothers and daughters New Zealand Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Man-woman relationships New Zealand Drama.
Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 19º 1993
New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1993
Golden Globes 51º 1994 Los Ángeles, California
Academy Awards 67º 1994 Los Ángeles, California
Artisan Home Entertainment (Firma comercial)
Relaciones hombre-mujer Drama Videodiscos.
Cine dramático Películas cinematográficas DVD.
Piano (Motion picture)
Set in Victorian times in a remote settlement on the coast of New Zealand, this is the story of a mute Scottish women's love for her piano and the eventual love for her piano pupil.
Australian films
Set in Victorian times in a remote settlement on the coast of New Zealand, this is the story of a mute Scottish women's love for her piano and of the complex and dangerous love triangle that develops when the two men in her life use it to manipulate and control her.
Ada es una mujer escocesa que se quedó muda a los seis años y sólo se comunica con el entorno a través de la música y de su hija Flora. Un matrimonio concertado le obliga a dejar su Escocia natal acompañada de su hija y su piano.
The Piano
The piano / [videorecording]
Ada, mute since birth, her nine year old daughter and her piano arrive to an arranged marriage in the remote bush of nineteenth century New Zealand. Of all her belongings, her husband refuses to transport the piano and it is left behind on the beach. Unable to bear it's destruction, Ada strikes a bargain with an illiterate tattooed neighbour.
Ayant accepté d'épouser par correspondance Alistair Stewart, un colon installé dans la jungle de Nouvelle-Zélande, Ada, une jeune muette, quitte l'Écosse vers 1850 avec sa fille Flora. Son nouveau mari fait transporter à travers la forêt ses effets personnels à l'exception de son piano qui pourtant se révèle son bien le plus précieux. L'instrument aboutit chez Baines, un voisin proche des indigènes. Gardant ses distances vis-à-vis d'Alistair, Ada lui fait croire qu'elle donne des leçons de piano à Baines ...
A young mute woman and her child travel from Scotland to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer there. After the marriage she strikes a bargain with an illiterate tattooed neighbour, and the competition for her love begins. Only one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
A young mute woman is desired by two men - her husband by an arranged marriage and the husband's darkly intense neighbor.
"The Piano weaves the passionate tale of Ada, a young mute woman desired by two men. Sold into marriage to a husband who doesn't understand her, Ada finds herself drawn to her darkly intense neighbor, stirring up vengeful jealousies and violent emotions. But in the end, only one man truly understands how to win Ada's heart, through her beloved piano."--Container.
Drammatico (Genere)
Fiction
A young mute widow arrives with her daughter on a beach in a remote New Zealand location, to meet her arranged husband, Stewart. Her husband's nearest neighbour, Baines, is attracted by her and they have an affair after she gives him piano lessons.
"The piano arouses erotic passions and vengeful jealousies when Ada, a young mute woman, is desired by two men, her husband by an arranged marriage (Sam Neill) and the husband's darkly intense neighbor (Harvey Keitel). Violent emotions erupt, but only one man understands that Ada's heart can only be won through her beloved piano"--DVD sleeve.
A young mute woman (Holly Hunter) travels with her young daughter (Anna Paquin) from Scotland to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a wealthy landowner (Sam Neill). The relationship sours when her new husband trades her beloved piano with their neighbor (Harvey Keitel), and a clandestine arrangement is made to win it back. Only one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
"Ada, mute since birth, her nine year old daughter, and her piano arrive to an arranged marriage in the remote bush of nineteenth century New Zealand. Of all her belongings her husband refuses to transport the piano and it is left behind on the beach. Unable to bear it's certain destruction, Ada strikes a bargain with an illiterate tattooed neighbour. She may earn her piano back if she allows him to do certain things while she play's - one black key for every lesson. The arrangement draws all three deeper and deeper into a complex emotional, sexual bond remarkable for its naïve passion and frightening disregard for limits"--Container.
Ada, her nine year-old daughter and her piano arrive to an arranged marriage in nineteenth-century New Zealand. Because her husband refuses to transport her piano, Ada strikes a bargain with an illiterate neighbour, who forces her to earn back the piano. The arrangement draws all three into a complex emotional and sexual bond.
Neuseeland im 19. Jahrhundert: Die stumme Ada kommt mit ihrer Tochter aus Schottland, um eine arrangierte Ehe mit dem Farmer Alisdair einzugehen. Als sie an der Küste landen, zwingt sie Alisdair, ihr geliebtes Piano - Adas einziger Weg der Kommunikation - am Strand zurück zu lassen. Nur George, Adas zurückgezogener Nachbar, erkennt, dass das Piano den Schlüssel zum Herz der verschlossenen Frau darstellt. Er bietet ihr einen Pakt an: Gegen gewisse Zuwendung darf sie in seinem Haus auf dem Piano spielen. Über die Musik schafft es George behutsam, Adas Sinnlichkeit zu wecken. - In grandiosen (Sinn-)Bildern erzählte Parabel über die Selbstbefreiung und -findung einer Frau durch eine verbotene Liebesbeziehung.
Feature film from Australia / New Zealand. Drama. In the mid-19th Century, a mute Scottish woman sent to New Zealand for an arranged marriage enters into a relationship with her neighbour in order to get her prized piano back.
French films
Historical re-creations
Año 1851. Ada, que es muda desde niña, acaba de enviudar. Un matrimonio concertado la obliga a dejar su Escocia natal y viajar a Nueva Zelanda, acompañada de su hija y de su piano. Allí conoce a su futuro marido, un próspero granjero que se niega a llevar a casa el piano. Abandonado en la playa, el instrumento será rescatado por un vecino que establece un extraño pacto con Ada: él la dejará usar su piano a cambio de que ella se deje tocar
Das Piano = The piano = La leçon de piano
The Piano (Pel·lícula cinematogràfica) (Castellà)
Ayant accepté par correspondance d'épouser Alistair Stewart, un colon installé dans la jungle néozélandaise, Ada, muette depuis l'âge de six ans, quitte l'Écosse en 1850 avec sa fille Flora. Stewart fait transporter tous ses effets à travers la jungle, sauf son piano, son bien le plus précieux et qui sera vendu à Baines, un voisin illettré et proche des aborigènes maoris. Prétextant des leçons de piano, Baines propose à Ada de racheter son piano à condition de le payer...en nature, contrat inusité entraînant la formation d'un triangle amoureux et sexuel complexe où passion déchaînée et jalousie se côtoient. Tenue à l'écart, Flora trahit sa mère en dévoilant cette passion adultère. Avec Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin.
Originally released in 1993.
Sul finire del secolo scorso, Ada (con sua figlia Flora e il suo piano) arriva dall'Europa in Nuova Zelanda per sposare un colono. Muta dall'età di sei anni, la donna sembra attratta solo dalla musica e quando un maori recupera il piano che il marito non vuole, Ada incomincia un rapporto che da musicale si trasforma in erotico. (Mereghetti).
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer there. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Only one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
Set in Victorian times in a remote settlement on the coast of New Zealand, this is the story of a mute Scottish woman's love for her piano, and of the complex and dangerous love triangle that develops when the two men in her life use it to manipulate and control her.
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins.
Films for the hearing impaired
Erotic passions and vengeful jealousies are aroused when two men desire the same woman, the mute wife in an arranged marriage. Only one realizes that her heart can only be won through her beloved piano.
Home use only.
A mute mail-order bride in New Zealand finds herself attracted to her new husband's neighbor when he ends up with her beloved piano.
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand for an arranged marriage but later a neighbor competes with the husband for her love. Only one man understands that her heart can be won only through her beloved piano.
Ada, her nine year old daughter and her piano arrive to an arranged marriage in the remote bush of nineteenth century New Zealand.
Feature : Drama
Neuseeland im 19. Jahrhundert: Die stumme Ada kommt mit ihrer Tochter aus Schottland, um eine arrangierte Ehe mit dem Farmer Alisdair einzugehen. Als sie an der Küste landen, zwingt sie Alisdair ihr geliebtes Piano - Adas einziger Weg der Kommunikation - am Strand zurück zu lassen. Nur George, Adas zurückgezogener Nachbar, erkennt, dass das Piano den Schlüssel zum Herz der verschlossenen Frau darstelllt. Er bietet ihr einen Pakt an: gegen gewisse Zuwendung darf sie in seinem Haus auf dem Piano spielen. Über die Musik schafft es George behutsam, Adas Sinnlichkeit zu wecken.
Videocassettes
A mute woman along with her young daughter, and her prized piano, are sent to 1850s New Zealand for an arranged marriage to a wealthy landowner, and she's soon lusted after by a local worker on the plantation.
A young mute woman becomes the center of a triangle.
Año 1851. Muda desde pequeña, Ada acaba de perder a su esposo. Un matrimonio concertado le obliga a dejar su Escocia natal y viajar a Nueva Zelanda, acompañada de su hija y de su piano. Allí conocerá su futuro marido, un próspero granjero, que se niega a llevar a casa el piano. Abandonado en la playa, el instrumento es rescatado por un vecino del granjero, Bainer, quien establece un llamativo pacto con Ada
"Una mujer escocesa llamada Ada, quién ha sido muda desde los 6 años viaja junto con su pequeña hija, y su adorado piano, a una zona remota de Nueva Zelanda por un matrimonio arreglado con un granjero de la región. Su piano es abondonado en la playa y un hombre lo rescata. La relación que nacerá entre este hombre y Ada cambiará para siempre su forma de vivir y sentir"--Container.
Fiction. Drame sentimental. Ayant accepté par correspondance d'épouser Alistair Stewart, un colon installé dans la jungle néozélandaise, Ada, muette depuis l'âge de six ans, quitte l'Écosse en 1850 avec sa fille Flora. Stewart fait transporter tous ses effets à travers la jungle, sauf son piano, son bien le plus précieux et qui sera vendu à Baines, un voisin illettré et proche des aborigènes maoris. Prétextant des leçons de piano, Baines propose à Ada de racheter son piano à condition de le payer...en nature, contrat inusité entraînant la formation d'un triangle amoureux et sexuel complexe où passion déchaînée et jalousie se côtoient. Tenue à l'écart, Flora trahit sa mère en dévoilant cette passion adultère. Avec Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin.
Piano (Motion picture : 1991)
Set in Victorian times in a remote settlement on the coast of New Zealand, this is the story of a mute Scottish woman's love for her piano & the eventual love for her piano pupil.
Ada (Holly Hunter), a young mute woman, is desired by two men - her husband by an arranged marriage (Sam Neill) and the husband's darkly intense neighbor (Harvey Keitel). Violent emotions erupt, but only one man understands that Ada's heart can only be won through her beloved piano.
Fiction films
El piano = The piano
Ada que viu a la selva neozelandesa amb un home amb qui s'ha casat per poders, fa amistat amb Baines un veí que li permet de tocar el piano a casa seva. D'aquí naixerà una relació complexa i apassionada que canviarà les seves vides.
Lezioni di piano The piano
Drama
New Zealand films
El piano
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Just one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
It is the mid-nineteenth century. Ada is a mute who has a young daughter, Flora. In an arranged marriage she leaves her native Scotland accompanied by her daughter and her beloved piano. Life in the rugged forests of New Zealand's South Island is not all she may have imagined nor is her relationship with her new husband Stewart. She suffers torment and loss when Stewart sells her piano to a neighbour, George. Ada learns from George that she may earn back her piano by giving him piano lessons, but only with certain other conditions attached. At first Ada despises George but slowly their relationship is transformed and this propels them into a dire situation. Cast: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon, Tungia Baker, Ian Mune, Peter Dennett, Te Whatanui Skipwith, Pete Smith, Bruce All Press, Cliff Curtis, Carla Rupuha, Mahina Tunui.
DVD-Video discs
Piano
Highly acclaimed film about an 1850's mute Scottish widow with a young daughter who agrees to an arranged marriage with a colonial landowner in New Zealand. The way she expresses her feelings is by playing her cherished piano.
Romance films
Leçon de piano
Piano (Motion picture : 1993)
A young mute woman and her child travel to Australia in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer there. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Only one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
Drama cinematográfico
Neuseeland im 19. Jahrhundert: Die stumme Ada kommt mit ihrer Tochter aus Schottland, um eine arrangierte Ehe mit dem Farmer Alisdair einzugehen. Als sie an der Küste landen, zwingt sie Alisdair, ihr geliebtes Piano - Adas einziger Weg der Kommunikation - am Strand zurück zu lassen. Nur George, Adas zurückgezogener Nachbar, erkennt, dass das Piano den Schlüssel zum Herz der verschlossenen Frau darstellt. Er bietet ihr einen Pakt an: gegen gewisse Zuwendung darf sie in seinem Haus auf dem Piano spielen. Über die Musik schafft es George behutsam, Adas Sinnlichkeit zu wecken. (Quelle: Umschlagtext).
Musical films
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer there. After the marriage she strikes a bargain with an illiterate tattooed neighbour, and the competition for her love begins. Only one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
Ada (Holly Hunter), her nine year old daughter (Anna Paquin) and her piano arrive to an arranged marriage in the remote bush of Nineteenth Century New Zealand. Of all her belongings her husband (Sam Neill) refuses to transport the piano and its left behind on the beach. Unable to bear its certain destruction, Ada strikes a bargain with an illiterate tattooed neighbour (Harvey Keitel). She may earn her piano back if she allows him to do certain things while she plays; one black key for a lesson. The arrangement draws all three deeper into a complex emotional, sexual bond remarkable for imaginative passion and frightening disregard for limits. Triple Oscar winner: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay.
Academy Award films
The piano
Features
Ada strikes a bargain for the return of her piano, one black key for every lesson.
Sul finire del secolo Ada (con sua figlia e il suo piano) arriva dall'Europa in Nuova Zelanda per sposare un colono. Muta dall'età di sei anni la donna sembra attratta solo dalla musica e quando un maori recupera il piano che il marito non vuole, Ada incomincia un rapporto che da musicale si trasforma in erotico. (Mereghetti).
A young mute woman (Holly Hunter) travels with her young daughter (Anna Paquin) from Scotland to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a wealthy landowner (Sam Neill). The relationship sours when her new husband trades her beloved piano.
A young mute woman travels with her young daughter from Scotland to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a wealthy landowner. The relationship sours when her new husband trades her beloved piano with their neighbour, and a clandestine arrangement is made to win it back. Only one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
Ada, una joven viuda escocesa que ha perdido el habla, se casa por poderes con un colono de Nueva Zelanda, adonde viaja con su hija, llevando consigo su piano, instrumento con el que logra expresarse a falta de palabras. El capataz de su marido, cautivado por la mujer, intercambia la posesión de unas tierras por el piano, y solicita a Ada que le dé clases, que se convierten en ritos de sedución que llevan al florecimiento del amor, con violentas consecuencias.
The piano (Jane Campion)
Leading players: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin. Awards: Cannes Film Festival 1993 - Palme d'Or (shared), Best Actress (Holly Hunter); Academy Award 1993 - Best Actress (Holly Hunter), Best Supporting Actress (Anna Paquin), Best Original Screenplay; Academy Award Nomination 1993 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Costume Design.
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Just one of the men realizes that her afffections can only be won through her beloved piano.
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer. After the marriage, she meets another man and competition for her love begins. Just one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
Feature films
Haunting tale of love and sex told from a woman's point of view. In the late 19th century, a Scottish woman, her illegitimate daughter (Paquin), and her beloved piano arrive in remote New Zealand for an arranged marriage to farmer Neill. After these opening scenes, nothing in the story seems to go as planned: the headstrong Hunter (who has been mute since childhood) strikes a bargain with moody neighbor Keitel (a Maori convert) involving the piano that leads to eye-opening consequences for the entire community.
Ada, een niet-sprekende Schotse negentiende-eeuwse vrouw, wordt met haar dochtertje en haar piano naar Nieuw Zeeland verscheept om te trouwen met een Britse kolonist. Er ontstaat echter een erotische verhouding met een vriend van de man.
National Subtitling Library for Deaf People.