The Piano
1993 · 120 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 97,829 VOTES · DIR. Jane Campion
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.
00:12:03 Take all the boxes, table and the suitcases.
00:16:13 - Stop, please! You'll tear it! - Oh, the tag is broken.
00:18:12 - That was before the accident. - And what happened?
00:22:56 I can't do it.
00:28:26 Yes, of course. A concern.
00:31:49 A Broadwood!
00:36:50 Ada, wait. Wait.
00:39:09 Down here. Put out your hand.
00:44:17 Lift it higher.
00:49:30 Offer the guns, Baines. Offer the guns.
00:54:09 I'm in costume.
00:56:28 Oh! Husband!
01:02:41 When's the next lesson?
01:05:47 I'm not sure I want it myself.
01:11:05 Would you like to sit?
01:17:26 Come tomorrow. If you are serious, come tomorrow.
01:24:30 Nessie has foolishly grown fond of him.
01:29:53 Stop complaining, I said. And be quiet.
01:35:02 Mumma!
01:40:28 I've had that face in my head hating it.
01:42:55 Oh, dear!
01:51:32 "'There is a silence where no sound may be
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed641
Dialogue density5.3 lines / min
First line00:01:32
Final line01:51:32
Production Record
DirectorJane Campion
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$40,200,000
IMDb votes97,829