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Featuring rich symbolism and outstanding acting, this tale of a mute woman forced into an arranged marriage set in the 1800s has a lot to recommend about it, and is in some way deserving of the acclaim it received upon its release in 1993. But The Piano has several major flaws, which prevent it from being anything more than a good film. The movie starts with a voiceover by the protagonist Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter) giving us a little of her back-story; she hasn't spoken a word since the age of six, but she doesn't consider herself mute because her piano is her voice. To her it is more than a hobby, it is her most prized possession and she is understandably irritated when, upon her arrival in New Zealand, her new husband, Stewart (Sam Neil) whom she has never met before tells her that her piano is too bulky to...

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