The Piano

The Piano (1993)

a film by Jane Campion

I don't know why I haven't seen this film before. Maybe it was because it is so acclaimed by critics and general public that I was fearing a major deception out of inflated expectations. Luckily that wasn't the case and this film blew my mind in a way I wasn't expecting despite of all the anticipation. This is great story with epic landscapes, amazing music and photography and most of all, a really memorable female heroin comes to life with Holly Hunter's brilliant performance.

There are many memorable things about this movie. There are marvelous sequences that are among the most beautiful I have seen in a movie screen. A piano abandoned in a beach with the furious Pacific Ocean in the background. A troupe of Maori's attired with Victorian clothes crossing the muddy forests. Anna Paquin running under the rain with angel wings.

If that wasn't enough this movie also features powerful and memorable characters. All the actors are at their best and is no surprise that this movie has been so celebrated and remembered. I personally like and celebrate the strong the depiction of this female character that beyond the conventions and limitations of her epoch finds will and strength to change her destiny. It is the force and beauty of this kind of female characters what sometimes is missing in modern movies.

The Piano is a must see, so I should stop inflating expectations that I could continue feeding talking about the great music, the marvelous photography and the awesome costumes. This movie is worth finding a big screen with good sound and surrender your senses.