The Piano
Keyboard on beach
*The Piano* is a 1993 film directed by Jane Campion, set in colonial New Zealand.
It follows a mute Scottish woman who communicates through her piano and sign language.
The film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and three Academy Awards, establishing Campion as the first woman to win Cannes' top prize.
Holly Hunter's performance and Michael Nyman's score became iconic.
- AdaPentagon's procedural coding language
- muteWithout voice or sound
- New ZealandPacific island nation
- CannesFrench Riviera resort city
Harvey Keitel · Oscar · period · colonial · Victorian · romance · isolation · communication
Imposing or splendid
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- baby grandMid-sized stringed keyboard
- concert grandLargest type of piano
- keyboardArray of input keys
keys · hammer · strings · soundboard · pedal · damper · bench · lid
Holly Hunter
- AdaPentagon's procedural coding language
- muteWithout voice or sound
- New ZealandPacific island nation
Harvey Keitel · Cannes · Oscar · period · colonial · Victorian · romance · isolation · communication · empowerment
grand
Imposing or splendid
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- baby grandMid-sized stringed keyboard
- concert grandLargest type of piano
keyboard · keys · hammer · strings · soundboard · pedal · damper · bench · lid · tuning
technique
Skilled way of performing
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- octaveEight-note interval
scale · arpeggio · chord · legato · staccato · dynamics · pedaling · sight-reading · practice · recital
sonata
Multi-movement instrumental composition
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- nocturneContemplative keyboard piece
- etudeInstrumental practice composition
prelude · fugue · waltz · ballade · impromptu · rhapsody · mazurka · scherzo · bagatelle · rondo
- Film Festival WinnersMoonlight, Roma, CODA, The Hurt Locker, Pulp Fiction
- 1993 FilmsJurassic Park, Schindler's List, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Fugitive, Groundhog Day
- New ZealandAuckland, Wellington, Air New Zealand, Kiwis, Christchurch
- Miramax FilmsPulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, Shakespeare in Love, The English Patient, Kill Bill
The PianoDie Hard
Yippee-ki-yay thriller
Transformers · Top Gun · Independence Day · Lethal Weapon · Armageddon
piano, pianist, pianos, pianists, harpsichord, pianoforte, fortepiano, pianistic