The Piano (1993)
Directed by Jane Campion · 120 min · Drama, Romance
85.0 TOPICAL score · #216 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited pre-teen daughter Flora to the wilderness of 19th-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.
The Piano (1993, directed by Jane Campion) has a TOPICAL score of 85.0 - ranked 216 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 31 awards from 57 nominations, including the Palme d'Or. Critics: 90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 89. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (1,707 ratings) · IMDb 7.5/10. Wikipedia covers it in 53 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 89
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (1,707 ratings) · IMDb 7.5/10
- Awards31 wins, 57 nominations - incl. Palme d'Or; Academy Award for Best Actress; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 53 languages
- Still read73,805 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Holly Hunter (actor #73), Harvey Keitel (actor #144), Sam Neill (actor #331), Anna Paquin (actor #425)
“In the 2022 Sight and Sound critic's poll to determine the greatest films of all time, The Piano was placed at 50th place, tying with The 400 Blows.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10