In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.
- Won 3 Oscars
- 65 wins & 57 nominations total
- Nessie
- (as Genevieve Lemon)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaHolly Hunter learned to play the piano when she was nine years old and played most of the piano sequences herself.
- GoofsPianos of the period portrayed in the film were made almost entirely of wood, no metal framing at all, and the piano would therefore float, not sink.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Ada: The voice you hear is not my speaking voice - -but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since I was six years old. No one knows why - -not even me. My father says it is a dark talent, and the day I take it into my head to stop breathing will be my last. Today he married me to a man I have not yet met. Soon my daughter and I shall join him in his own country. My husband writes that my muteness does not bother him - and hark this! He says, "God loves dumb creatures, so why not I?" 'Twere good he had God's patience, for silence affects everyone in the end. The strange thing is, I don't think myself silent. That is because of my piano. I shall miss it on the journey.
- SoundtracksThe Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise
Michael Nyman
There are some very sensual scenes and scenes of great danger. There is pain inflicted and selfishness and power. Hollie Hunter rises above it all and makes her way through this quagmire (the rainy muddy jungle in this case), and arises, victorious in her own fashion.
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- Also known as
- Chiếc Dương Cầm
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $40,157,856
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $151,419
- Nov 14, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $40,185,556
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1