The Piano
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment, ©1999.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version.
ISBN
0784011176, 9780784011171
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating
MPAA rating: R.
Status
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Published
Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment, ©1999.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
ISBN
0784011176, 9780784011171
UPC
012236046202, 9780784011171
Notes
General Note
Includes widescreen (aspect ratio 1.85:1) and standard formats.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992.
General Note
Special features include: Interactive menus ; scene access ; theatrical trailer ; production notes ; cast & crew information.
Restrictions on Access
Educational and home use only.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Michael Nyman ; editor, Veronika Jenet ; director of photography, Stuart Dryburgh ; associate producer, Mark Turnbull ; executive producer for CIBY 2000, Alain Depardieu.
Participants/Performers
Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon.
Description
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Just one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Winner of three Academy Awards, including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, 1993.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adultery -- New Zealand -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Man-woman relationships -- New Zealand -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- New Zealand -- Drama.
Mute persons -- New Zealand -- Drama.
New Zealand -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama.
Pianists -- New Zealand -- Drama.
Romance films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Man-woman relationships -- New Zealand -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- New Zealand -- Drama.
Mute persons -- New Zealand -- Drama.
New Zealand -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama.
Pianists -- New Zealand -- Drama.
Romance films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Campion, J., Chapman, J., Hunter, H., Keitel, H., Neill, S., & Paquin, A. (1999). The Piano (Widescreen version.). Artisan Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jane Campion et al.. 1999. The Piano. Santa Monica, Calif.: Artisan Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jane Campion et al.. The Piano Santa Monica, Calif.: Artisan Home Entertainment, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Campion, Jane, et al. The Piano Widescreen version., Artisan Home Entertainment, 1999.
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