The Piano
1993 film by Jane Campion · Released May 15, 1993
The Piano is a 1993 historical romance film written and directed by Jane Campion. It stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin in her first major acting role. The film focuses on a mute Scottish woman who travels to a remote part of New Zealand with her young daughter after her arranged marriage to a settler. The plot has similarities to Jane Mander's 1920 novel, The Story of a New Zealand River, but also substantial differences.
Cast ages at release (May 15, 1993)
- Harvey Keitel, as George Baines: 54
- Anna Paquin, as Flora McGrath: 10
- Sam Neill, as Alisdair Stewart: 45
- Holly Hunter, as Ada McGrath: 35
- Bruce Allpress, as the blind piano tuner: 62
- Genevieve Lemon, as Nessie: 33
- Cliff Curtis, as Mana: 24
- Pete Smith, as Hone: 34
- Kerry Walker, as Aunt Morag: 45
- Rose McIver, as Angel: 4