In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.
- Won 3 Oscars
- 65 wins & 56 nominations total
- Nessie
- (as Genevieve Lemon)
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Did you know
- TriviaHolly Hunter learned to play the piano when she was nine years old and played most of the piano sequences herself.
- GoofsPianos of the period portrayed in the film were made almost entirely of wood, no metal framing at all, and the piano would therefore float, not sink.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Ada: The voice you hear is not my speaking voice - -but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since I was six years old. No one knows why - -not even me. My father says it is a dark talent, and the day I take it into my head to stop breathing will be my last. Today he married me to a man I have not yet met. Soon my daughter and I shall join him in his own country. My husband writes that my muteness does not bother him - and hark this! He says, "God loves dumb creatures, so why not I?" 'Twere good he had God's patience, for silence affects everyone in the end. The strange thing is, I don't think myself silent. That is because of my piano. I shall miss it on the journey.
- SoundtracksThe Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise
Michael Nyman
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- Mar 31, 2002
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- Also known as
- Chiếc Dương Cầm
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $40,157,856
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $151,419
- Nov 14, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $40,185,556
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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