DAS PIANO
[THE PIANO]
by Jane Campion
New Zealand/Australia/France 1993 120 min. English-Maori original version with German subtitles
sat 23 nov 3:00 pm Murnau Filmtheater
Trailer: http://www.studiocanal.de/dvd/das_piano_
Script: Jane Campion, DoP: Stuart Dryburgh, Editor: Veronika Jenet, Production: Ciby 2000, Producer: Jan Chapman, Cast: Holly Hunter, Sam Neill, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker
Ada, mute since birth, arrives to an arranged marriage in the 19th century New Zealand. Ada is shy and close-lipped. The most important object in her life is a piano, which she brought along from Europe. However, her husband Stewart sells the instrument to the worker Baines, whom she should teach how to play the piano. In the course of the lessons, Ada’s reluctance transforms into forbidden affection.
"THE PIANO’S combination of sexual awakening, music (...) and an isolated colonial New Zealand bush setting proved a killer combination. And not just with the critics; Jane Campion became the first female director, and only New Zealander (to date), to clinch Cannes’ prestigious Palme d’Or (...)." (NZ On Screen)
Biography: Jane Campion was born in Wellington/New Zealand. She studied anthropology at Victoria University, then painting, before beginning studies in film at the Australian School of Film, Radio and Television in the early 1980s. She is living in Sydney/Australia.
Filmography (selection): 1990 AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE, 1993 THE PIANO, 1996 THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY, 1999 HOLY SMOKE, 2003 IN THE CUT, 2009 BRIGHT STAR, 2012 TOP OF THE LAKE
Awards (selection): Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and for Best Writing – Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Academy Awards, Los Angeles/USA 1994), Palme d’Or and Award for Best Actress (Cannes Film Festival, France 1993)
www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-piano-1993
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