Principal cast
Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin and Cliff Curtis
Film 137 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Piano
Silence affects everyone in the end.
About the film
The Piano at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1992 film at stop 137 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited pre-teen daughter Flora to the wilderness of 19th-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.
Key craft credits
Stuart Dryburgh (director of photography), Veronika Jenet (editor), Michael Nyman (original music composer), Andrew McAlpine (production design) and Gregory P. Keen (art direction)
- Director
- Jane Campion
- Release
- 1993-05-18
- Runtime
- 120 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Romance
- Country
- Australia, New Zealand and France
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Holly HunterCharacter: Ada McGrath
- Harvey KeitelCharacter: George Baines
- Sam NeillCharacter: Alisdair Stewart
- Anna PaquinCharacter: Flora McGrath
- Cliff CurtisCharacter: Mana
- Kerry WalkerCharacter: Aunt Morag
- Ian MuneCharacter: Reverend
- Geneviève LemonCharacter: Nessie
- Pete SmithCharacter: Hone
- Bruce AllpressCharacter: Blind Piano Tuner
- Rose McIverCharacter: Angel
- Verity GeorgeCharacter: Bluebeard's Wife
Full crew
Full crew
- Jane CampionCredits: Director, Writer
- Veronika JenetCredits: Editor
- Stuart DryburghCredits: Director of Photography
- Michael NymanCredits: Original Music Composer
- Colin EnglertCredits: Second Unit Director
- Victoria HardyCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Meryl CroninCredits: Set Decoration
- Jan ChapmanCredits: Producer
- Jackie GilmoreCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Katherine JamesCredits: Makeup Artist
- Mark TurnbullCredits: First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
- Francia SmeetsCredits: Makeup & Hair
- Chris ShortCredits: First Assistant Director
- Ken DureyCredits: Special Effects Coordinator
- Diana RowanCredits: Casting
- Victoria ThomasCredits: Casting
- Marjory HamlinCredits: Makeup Artist
- Steve GriffinCredits: Stunts
- Susie FiggisCredits: Casting
- Noriko WatanabeCredits: Makeup & Hair
- Alain DepardieuCredits: Executive Producer
- Waynne RuggCredits: Special Effects Coordinator
- Gethin CreaghCredits: Sound Mixer
- Alison BarrettCredits: Casting
- Janet PattersonCredits: Costume Design
- Andrew McAlpineCredits: Production Design
- Gregory P. KeenCredits: Art Direction
- Lee SmithCredits: Sound Designer
- Robert BruceCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- Georgina GilbertCredits: Stunt Double
- Sue EasdonCredits: Stunt Double
- Peter LongCredits: Title Designer
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