Still missing their piano, Ada and Flora convince a reluctant George to take them back the beach where they first landed. In this scene: Ada (Holly Hunter), Flora (Anna Paquin), George (Harvey Keitel)
Still missing their piano, Ada and Flora convince a reluctant George to take them back the beach where they first landed. In this scene: Ada (Holly Hunter), Flora (Anna Paquin), George (Harvey Keitel)
While Flora waits impatiently outside, George is completely entranced by Ada's piano playing. In this scene: Ada (Holly Hunter), Reverend (Ian Mune), Flora (Anna Paquin), George (Harvey Keitel)
Feeling guilty, George calls off his arrangement with Ada and returns her piano to her. In this scene: Ada (Holly Hunter), Stewart (Sam Neill), Flora (Anna Paquin), George (Harvey Keitel)
As tensions between them grow, Ada and George take their affectionate agreement to the next level. In this scene: Ada (Holly Hunter), George (Harvey Keitel), Flora (Anna Paquin)
Much to Ada's surprise, George has had her piano tuned. In this scene: Ada (Holly Hunter), Stewart (Sam Neill), Flora (Anna Paquin), George (Harvey Keitel)
Set in 1851, a mute Scottish woman arrives in colonial New Zealand for an arranged marriage, with her precocious young daughter and beloved piano in tow. Her practical new husband refuses to transport the piano to their home and makes a deal with his neighbor, George Baines to take the piano off his hands. Attracted to Ada, Baines agrees to return the piano in exchange for a series of piano lessons that become a series of increasingly charged sexual encounters. As pent-up emotions of rage and desire swirl around all three characters, the savage wilderness begins to consume the tiny European enclave.
Enthralled with Ada, George pushes the boundaries of their agreement. In this scene: Ada (Holly Hunter), George (Harvey Keitel), Stewart (Sam Neill), Flora (Anna Paquin)
Ada, a mute, and her young daughter, Flora, arrive at their new home rather uncerimoniously. In this scene: Ada (Holly Hunter), Stewart (Sam Neill), Flora (Anna Paquin), George (Harvey Keitel)
Stewart wonders if he's made a mistake in choosing his prearranged bride. In this scene: Ada (Holly Hunter), Stewart (Sam Neill), Flora (Anna Paquin), George (Harvey Keitel)
On a rainy day, Stewart and Ada take a wedding photograph. In this scene: Ada (Holly Hunter), Stewart (Sam Neill), Flora (Anna Paquin)
Tensions run high at the play as George and Ada continue their passive-aggressive back-and-forth. In this scene: Ada (Holly Hunter), Stewart (Sam Neill), Flora (Anna Paquin), George (Harvey Keitel)
