Campion's Gothic romance is notable for its performances and Michael Nyman's score.
So, when Baines (Keitel), a neighbouring settler turned half-Maori, buys it, Ada agrees to give him piano lessons, unaware that he intends eventually to give her the instrument in return for small but illicit sexual favours. But when she arrives in New Zealand for an arranged marriage, her husband (Neill) insists the piano is too unwieldy to be carried from the beach. She communicates with hand signs, and doesn't consider herself silent, thanks to the joy she takes in playing her piano. Nineteenth century Scotland: Ada (Hunter) hasn't spoken since she was six.
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