The Piano

1993 · 120 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 97,829 VOTES · DIR. Jane Campion

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Overview

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 controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.

Dialogue Timeline — 641 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:32 'The voice you hear is not my speaking voice...
00:06:00 It's a bit rough out there. Could be they can't get through you in this weather.
00:12:01 Baines, tell them to carry in pairs.
00:16:04 Watch your feet! Mind your feet!
00:18:02 - Which mountains are those, dear? - The Pyrenees.
00:22:10 I am sorry. I can't do that.
00:28:05 Well, she was very violent with the gown. She tore off a chunk of lace.
00:30:36 He wants to improve himself, and you'll be able to play it.
00:35:45 What happened? Why didn't you get married?
00:38:44 Scissors.
00:43:16 You will see that there're two times. And since you're accompanying a performer...
00:48:36 To be deaf.
00:53:19 If you haven't got your lip colour on, can you line up behind Rose, please?
00:55:48 # The roses and sweet briar #
00:58:09 Play what you like.
01:04:54 Hori George don't wanna see nobody. He's sick.
01:09:51 I shan't practise and I don't care!
01:12:18 Go.
01:23:40 Have the natives aggressed you?
01:26:03 Now, your playing is plain and true and that is what I like.
01:31:28 Crooked.
01:36:12 Where is she?
01:41:14 Have you ever heard words?
01:46:21 - Throw it over! - Stop!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed641
Dialogue density5.3 lines / min
First line00:01:32
Final line01:46:21

Production Record

DirectorJane Campion
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$40,200,000
IMDb votes97,829