the piano

A mute Scottish woman arrives in colonial New Zealand for an arranged marriage. Her husband refuses to move her beloved piano, giving it to neighbor George Baines, who agrees to return the piano in exchange for lessons. As desire swirls around the duo, the wilderness consumes the European enclave.

Drama ꞏ Romance ꞏ adultery ꞏ secret love ꞏ beach ꞏ jealousy ꞏ love triangle ꞏ isolation ꞏ culture clash ꞏ sexuality ꞏ arranged marriage ꞏ strangeness ꞏ violent husband ꞏ new zealand ꞏ maori ꞏ settler ꞏ wilderness ꞏ mute ꞏ pianist ꞏ playing piano ꞏ woman director ꞏ sign languages ꞏ piano ꞏ 19th century ꞏ severed finger ꞏ mother daughter relationship