Plot
It is the mid-nineteenth century. Ada cannot speak and she 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 North Island is not all she may have imagined and nor is her relationship with her new husband Stewart. She suffers torment and loss when Stewart sells her piano to a neighbor, 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.
Written by
Jane Campion
Directed by
Jane Campion
Crew
Production Countries
France, Australia, New Zealand
Production Companies
CiBy 2000, Australian Film Commission, Jan Chapman Productions, New South Wales Film & Television Office
Languages
, English
Awards
Won 3 Oscars. 65 wins & 57 nominations total