| Edition |
Director-approved 4K UHD. |
| Description |
1 videodiscs (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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surround rdacpc |
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DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 |
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video file rdaft |
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4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 2160p Ultra High Definition |
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region A rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 1110 |
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Criterion collection ; 1110.
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| System Details |
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray; 2160p Ultra High Definition; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; System requirements: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player required. 4K television required for full 4K UHD effect; can also be viewed using a 1080 television without full 4K UHD effects. |
| Cast |
Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Kerry Walker, Genevieve Lemon. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Stuart Dryburgh ; editor, Veronika Jenet ; music, Michael Nyman ; costume designer, Janet Patterson ; production designer, Andrew McAlpine. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. |
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Wide screen (1.85:1). |
| Audience |
MPA rating: R; for moments of extremely graphic sexuality. |
| Summary |
Ada is an electively mute Scottish woman who expresses her innermost feelings through her beloved piano. When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her ineffectual husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction. |
| Note |
Special features (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray): audio commentary featuring director Jane Campion and producer Jan Chapman. |
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Insert includes an essay by critic Carmen Gray, "Gothic gone south." |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1994: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Jane Campion) ; Best Actress in a Leading Role (Holly Hunter) ; Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Anna Paquin). |
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BAFTA Film Awards, 1994: Best Actress (Holly Hunter). |
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Cannes Film Festival, 1993: Palme d'Or (Jane Campion) ; Best Actress (Holly Hunter). |
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Golden Globes, 1994: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Holly Hunter). |
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Independent Spirit Awards, 1994: Best Foreign Film. |
| Language |
In English and Maori with optional English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Subject |
Mute persons -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Pianists -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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Mute persons. (OCoLC)fst01031157
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Pianists. (OCoLC)fst01063351
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Melodramas (Motion pictures) (OCoLC)fst01726217
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Campion, Jane, 1954- film director, screenwriter.
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Chapman, Jan, film producer.
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Hunter, Holly, 1958- actor.
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Keitel, Harvey, actor.
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Neill, Sam, actor.
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Paquin, Anna, actor.
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Walker, Kerry, 1948- actor.
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Lemon, Genevieve, actor.
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Dryburgh, Stuart, director of photography.
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Jenet, Veronika, editor of moving image work.
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Nyman, Michael, composer (expression)
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Patterson, Janet (Costume designer), costume designer.
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McAlpine, Andrew, production designer.
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CIBY 2000 (Firm), presenter.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): Piano (Motion picture : 1993)
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| ISBN |
9781681439075 |
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1681439077 |
| Standard No. |
715515267618 |
| Music No. |
CC3325UHDBD The Criterion Collection |
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