The Piano 1993

Critics score:
90 / 100

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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

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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

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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