The Piano (Criterion Collection)

Holly Hunter stars as Ada McGrath, a non-speaking mail-order bride who travels with her 6-year-old daughter (Anna Paquin) from 1850s Scotland to the New Zealand wilderness to join a frontiersman (Sam Neill). When her prized possession, a piano, is sold to coarse settler George Baines (Harvey Keitel), she strikes a sexual deal with Baines to get it back. Jane Campion's compelling, erotic drama won Academy Awards for Best Actress, Supporting Actress, and Screenplay. 121 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio; Subtitles: English (SDH); interviews; featurette; bonus short "Water Diary" (2006); theatrical trailer; essay.