Country
France
Date
May 15, 1993
Note
Cannes Film Festival
Silence affects everyone in the end.
2h 0min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Geneviève Lemon | Nessie |
| Pete Smith | Hone |
| Bruce Allpress | Blind Piano Tuner |
| Rose McIver | Angel |
| Verity George | Bluebeard's Wife |
| Stephen Papps | Bluebeard |
| Karen Colston | Bluebeard's Wife (Miss Palmer) |
| Eddie Campbell | Seaman |
| Te Whatanui Skipwith | Chief Nihe |
| Tungia Baker | Hira |
| Neil Gudsell | Tahu |
| Jon Sperry | Taunting Man |
| Greg Mayor | Tipi |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Piano |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | Australia, France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | CiBy 2000, Jan Chapman Productions |
| Sito ufficiale | tf1international.tv |
| Data di uscita | 18 maggio 1993 |
| Exec. Producer | Alain Depardieu |
| Producer | Jan Chapman, Mark Turnbull |
| Writer | Jane Campion |
| Casting | Diana Rowan, Victoria Thomas, Susie Figgis, Alison Barrett |
| Editors | Veronika Jenet |
| Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh |
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| Asst. Directors | Victoria Hardy, Mark Turnbull, Chris Short, Jane Campion, Colin Englert |
| Camera Operators | Stuart Dryburgh |
| Add. Photography | Stuart Dryburgh |
| Production Design | Andrew McAlpine, Meryl Cronin, Jackie Gilmore, Gregory P. Keen, Peter Long |
| Art Direction | Jackie Gilmore, Gregory P. Keen, Meryl Cronin, Andrew McAlpine, Peter Long |
| Set Decoration | Meryl Cronin, Jackie Gilmore, Andrew McAlpine, Gregory P. Keen, Peter Long |
| Stunts | Steve Griffin, Robert Bruce, Georgina Gilbert, Sue Easdon |
| Composer | Michael Nyman, Gethin Creagh, Lee Smith |
| Sound | Michael Nyman, Gethin Creagh, Lee Smith |
| Costume Design | Janet Patterson, Katherine James, Francia Smeets, Marjory Hamlin, Noriko Watanabe |
| Makeup | Katherine James, Marjory Hamlin, Francia Smeets, Noriko Watanabe, Janet Patterson |
| Hairstyling | Katherine James, Francia Smeets, Marjory Hamlin, Noriko Watanabe, Janet Patterson |
| Budget | 7.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 40.200.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Italy
Date
May 18, 1993
Country
France
Date
May 19, 1993
Certification
TP
Country
Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1993
Certification
MA15+
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jul 22, 1993
Certification
12
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Country
Germany
Date
Aug 11, 1993
Certification
12
Country
Finland
Date
Aug 27, 1993
Certification
K-16
Country
Sweden
Date
Aug 27, 1993
Certification
11
Country
South Korea
Date
Sep 25, 1993
Certification
18
Country
Portugal
Date
Oct 08, 1993
Certification
M/16
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Oct 29, 1993
Certification
15
Country
Ireland
Date
Nov 12, 1993
Certification
15
Country
United States
Date
Nov 12, 1993
Certification
R
Country
Spain
Date
Dec 17, 1993
Certification
12
Country
Czechia
Date
Feb 11, 1994
Certification
15+
Country
Estonia
Date
Nov 11, 1994
Digital
Country
France
Date
Jun 14, 2011
Note
VOD
Physical media
Country
France
Date
Sep 08, 1994
Note
VHS
Country
Sweden
Date
Oct 01, 2004
Certification
11
Note
DVD
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