Pros: cinematography, perfect acting, story, music, direction
Cons: Keitel's frontal nudity, Hunter's rear view (not for children under 17)
I recently rented The Piano again, having been filled with great love and passion for it when it was released in theaters back in 1993. I needed a change from my usual comedy movie genre and recalled the intense dramatic performances by the lead ...
Pros: brilliant and intricate Cons: could have been more ambiguous without the book-end narration
The beginning of the end of complete male dominance is The Piano’s allegorical centerpiece, adjacent to a number of themes surrounding the blue image of a mute woman accompanied by her angelic progeny and beloved piano while briefly...
Pros: Standout performances by Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin Cons: Tension gets downright unbearable at times, not at all for children.
Like the rich score that threads through this film, this is a lyrical film about the settlement of New Zealand by the English. You've got the English trying to stay English no matter what, the Maori natives who are hanging on to what they've got, and ...
Pros: Great performance by Holly Hunter; passion and eroticism galore; excellent sound and images Cons: Psychological incoherency
With two successes behind her, Jane Campion was on a roll when she made The Piano in 1993. It would become her most celebrated film to date, and, unfortunately, the last of her films to boast a highly distinctive and innovative style (as of ...
One of the most acclaimed and influential female directors in international cinema, Jane Campion has brought a new style to cinema that explores the behaviors and roles of women. After doing several short films in the 1980s that won her acclaim, ...
Pros: Good Acting, Good Cinematography Cons: Gives you weird chills.
Many films today are overproduced with many many many things going on that they are hard to follow. Every once in a while, we see a film that takes us back to old times where the scenes from a film were simple yet unique. "The Piano" is one such film...
Pros: A feast of sight and sounds, Holly Hunters performance... Cons: N/a
Rain, in gray-black sheets, heavy at times, fell from the heavens like droplets of despair. They seemed to match the mood of the nation as we commemorated (?), the second weekend after the World Trade Center bombing; a nation in mourning, a nation...
Pros: Fine acting, unusual topic, stunning scenery, realistic evocation of 19th century colonial New Zealand. Cons: Might be a bit 'heavy' for mainstream viewers.
The Piano - a joint Australian and New Zealand production - has probably not been as widely publicised as it deserves, but it won three Academy Awards, and while it might not appeal to all tastes, it is nevertheless a very powerful and thought-pro ...
Pros: The music that filled the speaking length scales was phenomenal. Cons: The full frontal nudity by Holly Hunter and Harvey Keitel.
"There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; and we must take the current when it serves, ...
Pros: great characterization, perfecting written and acted, and I could just keep going so just read below Cons: nothing
Jane Campion’s The Piano is a rich look at various forms of love. Set in the barest rural society, we are forced to focus on the evolution of extremely human characters whom it is impossible to feel apathetic towards. The strength of their roles...
Pros: Superbly Acted, Beautifully Shot, Wrought with symbolism. Cons: Excessive Nudity and Extreme Sexual Content.
Jane Campion’s film, The Piano (1993) is a richly symbolic and visually stunning dramatic piece. This heated romance tells the story of Ada, a mute Victorian woman (played by Holly Hunter) whose only voice in the world is her piano and the emotion...
Pros: Lyric cinematography, glorious music, passionate story, and Holly Hunter! Cons: Not a single solitary one -- not any at all!!!
You won't find this listed among the subjects I love, even though it is one of the best movies of the last ten years. The Piano has been described as a "psychodrama," and I guess it is. But that isn't all that it is. It is one of the most...
Pros: cinematography, direction, cast, story Cons: some will find it affected or slow
Jane Campion's third feature broke her into the mainstream, as one of the best directors ever to come from Australia. She also wrote the screenplay, and what a marvelous, erotic story it is.
The story is set in the jungles of 19th century New...
Pros: Scenery, plot was easy to follow, musical scores Cons: Cannot think of any, besides one needs to follow the dialogue carefully due to the accents
I saw this movie after much pomp and hoopla about it at the awards shows and a 4 stars recommendation on the guide from my cable company. In all truth, I waited all the way until this last Saturday to see it.
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