The Piano

Author: Gail Jones
Publisher: Currency Press Pty Ltd
Category: Films, Cinema, Films, Cinema
Book Format: Paperback

The Piano, written and directed by Jane Campion, is one of the most honoured films of the new Australian cinema, and is considered by many critics to be a modern masterpiece. Campion won the Palme D'Or at Cannes in 1993 for the film, making her the first woman ever to win this prestigious award; it also won Best Original Screenplay (Campion), Best Actress (Holly Hunter) and Best Supporting Actress (Anna Paquin) at the 1994 Oscars. In 1880 the widowed, and mute, Ada (Holly Hunter) and her young daughter, Flora (Anna Paquin) leave their native Scotland and travel to New Zealand's remote South Island, as the arranged family of Stewart (Sam Neil), an Englishman who lives and works the land there. With them come Ada's piano which serves as her outlet of expression, her 'voice'. Despite fierce insistence from Ada, Stewart leaves the piano on the beach after he decides it is too heavy to carry back to his homestead. Stewart's neighbour Baines (Harvey Kietel) makes a deal with Stewart for the piano and lessons with Ada, which has dire repercussions for them all. Gail Jones' essay brings a fresh and original vision to this acclaimed film in Currency's Australian Screen Classics series.

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SKU BK-9780868197999
Barcode # 9780868197999
Brand Currency Press Pty Ltd
Artist / Author Gail Jones
Shipping Weight 0.1100kg
Shipping Width 0.140m
Shipping Height 0.010m
Shipping Length 0.190m
Assembled Length 13.700m
Assembled Height 19.100m
Assembled Width 0.500m
Type Paperback

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