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Hunter stars as a mute woman named Ada McGrath who, along with her precocious daughter Flora (Paquin), are shipped off to New Zealand after Ada's father arranges a marriage with her new husband, Alisdair Stewart (Neil). Ada leaves her native early Victorian Scotland, but brings along her beloved piano, which she considers to be her voice, regardless of her silence. Of course, Alisdair doesn't bother with the piano, and it is left on the beach. This leads to Ada's initial reticence at the marriage becoming active hostility, and things become more tense between the newlyweds when Stewart sells the piano to a neighbor, George Baines (Keitel).

The film was incredibly well received, nominated for 8 Academy Awards and winning 3 of them (Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Writing). It is a very popular film amongst women, often championing the common battle-of-the-sexes debate as to the difference between pornography and erotica: the film has some very explicit sex scenes, but they are very artfully done. It did very well at the box office. Despite its small production budget, it earned about 40 million dollars at the United States market. Where it was the 36th most successful film of its year.

 

 

* [[And I Must Scream]]: Ada is mute, and doesn't make a sound when {{spoiler|Stewart tries to rape her, nor when he cuts off her finger.}} Made even more unsettling by the fact that Ada is ''willingly'' mute and kept quiet because that's her ''habit''.

* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Ada and Alisdair's marriage.

* [[Male Frontal Nudity]]: Baines.

* [[Missing Mom]]: Ada's mother is never seen or mentioned.

* [[Rape Is Love]]: {{spoiler|Alisdair tried to rape Ada.}}

* [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]]/[[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]: Ada is pale and dark-haired, but the effect this has on the other characters varies from person to person.

 

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