<P> The Piano is a 1993 New Zealand drama film about a mute piano player and her daughter , set during the mid-19th century in a rainy , muddy frontier backwater town on the west coast of New Zealand . It revolves around the musician 's passion for playing the piano and her efforts to regain her piano after it is sold . It was written and directed by Jane Campion and stars Holly Hunter , Harvey Keitel , Sam Neill , and Anna Paquin in her first acting role . The film 's score by Michael Nyman became a best - selling soundtrack album , and Hunter played her own piano pieces for the film . She also served as sign language teacher for Paquin , earning three screen credits . The film is an international co-production by Australian producer Jan Chapman with the French company Ciby 2000 . </P>
<P> The Piano is a 1993 New Zealand drama film about a mute piano player and her daughter , set during the mid-19th century in a rainy , muddy frontier backwater town on the west coast of New Zealand . It revolves around the musician 's passion for playing the piano and her efforts to regain her piano after it is sold . It was written and directed by Jane Campion and stars Holly Hunter , Harvey Keitel , Sam Neill , and Anna Paquin in her first acting role . The film 's score by Michael Nyman became a best - selling soundtrack album , and Hunter played her own piano pieces for the film . She also served as sign language teacher for Paquin , earning three screen credits . The film is an international co-production by Australian producer Jan Chapman with the French company Ciby 2000 . </P>
who directed the oscar winning film ' the piano ' in 1993
who directed the oscar winning film ' the piano ' in 1993
Jane Campion
Jane Campion