The story revolves around a woman Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter). The only love of Ada’s life is her daughter Flora McGrath (Anna Paquin) and her piano. The story progresses as Ada moves to New Zealand with her daughter and piano for a arrange marriage with Stewart (Sam Neill). Soon she discovers that both her husband and her relationship with him is meaningless. The relationship she shared with him was not the kind she always desired. She suffers most when her husband sells her piano to George (Harvey Keitel). The only way to get back the piano is to teach piano to George along with some other added conditions. The movie further moves on with a new development of relationship between Ada and George.
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Holly Hunter | Ada McGrath |
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Harvey Keitel | George Baines |
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Sam Neill | Alisdair Stewart |
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Anna Paquin | Flora McGrath |
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Kerry Walker | Aunt Morag |
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Geneviève Lemon | Nessie |
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Tungia Baker | Hira |
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Ian Mune | Reverend |
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Peter Dennett | Head Seaman |
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Te Whatanui Skipwith | Chief Nihe |
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Pete Smith | Hone |
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Bruce Allpress | Blind Piano Tuner |
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Cliff Curtis | Mana |
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Carla Rupuha | Heni (Mission Girl) |
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Mahina Tunui | Mere (Mission Girl) |
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Hori Ahipene | Mutu |
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Gordon Hatfield | Te Kori |
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Mere Boynton | Chief Nihe's Daughter |
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Kirsten Batley | Marama |
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Tania Burney | Mahina |
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Annie Edwards | Te Tiwha |
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Harina Haare | Roimata |
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Christina Harimate | Parearau |
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Steve Kanuta | Amohia |
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P.J. Karauria | Taua |
| Director | Jane Campion |
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| Writer | Jane Campion | |
| Producer | Jan Chapman, Alain Depardieu, Mark Turnbull | |
| Musician | Michael Nyman | |
| Photography | Stuart Dryburgh | |
| Edition | Special Edition |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 2 |
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Surround [English] |
| Subtitles | English (Closed Captioned) |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Feb 06, 2006 |
| Regions | Any Region |