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Vincent Canby, New York Times: Ms. Campion somehow suggests states of mind you've never before recognized on the screen. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Sweetie and An Angel at My Table have taught us to expect startling as well as beautiful things from Jane Campion, and this assured and provocative third feature (1993) offers yet another lush parable. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The Piano is a solid motion picture with a universal message and occasional splashes of genius, but it is remarkable only as Holly Hunter's performance is concerned. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The Piano is as peculiar and haunting as any film I've seen. Read more
Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Campion never underestimates the power physical obsession exerts over human souls, and, for once, a modern film treats erotic passion honestly. Read more
Hal Hinson, Washington Post: [An] evocative, powerful, extraordinarily beautiful film from the Australian director Jane Campion. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: The Piano plays itself with such contrapuntal richness, it resonates in you forever. Read more