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RE: The Piano

There is a video of clips from The Piano on my Videos list - set to that wonderful piece of music

RE: Saturday Night Fever

Fantastic movie! One of my all-time favourites

RE: The Piano

Amazing performances and a beautifully haunting movie...

The Piano is an amazing tale of lust, envy, jealousy, betrayal and female identity and independence. Set in the mid nineteenth century, Ada McGrath is shipped off with her daughter Flora and their scant belongings to New Zealand, the reason being her arranged marriage to a somewhat successful land owner. Ada's beloved piano makes the journey with her.

The visually haunting opening scene of her arrival on the beach is perhaps one of the most haunting movie openings I think I've ever seen. From the beginning you sense her suffocating sense of misplacement and isolation, her sense of being out of place in the rain drenched, mud soaked South Island is overpowering (you have to remember this was way back when the area was hardly populated except by natives and there were few roads etc).

Holly Hunter excells, as usual, in her role, deservedly winning an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of a woman who chooses to be mute and has not spoken since she was six years old. Ada's true love, is her piano, which is her emotional and symbolic voice, being her most powerful expression of emotion and spirit. Ada takes an instant dislike of her new husband (Sam Neil) when he refuses to bring her piano up from the beach, and when an illiterate neighbour George Baines (played by Harvey Keitel) decides to bring her piano to his home, he strikes up a deal with her, formulating a way for her to earn it back. In the beginning, Ada despises George for his immoral, lustful blackmailing, however slowly their relationship transforms into a strong emotional and intellectual bond, and their lives spiral down into a frenzy of lust, deadly jealousy, envy and tragedy.

It is long, and quite slow to get into but very rewarding, and the haunting climax, and ending will leave you breathless but with a feeling of fullfilment.

This movie has been said to be one of the best movies of the last 30 years - I agree

RE: Rain Man

Fantastic film

A Perfect World

The soundtrack cd to this film is fantastic. I have posted one of the songs onto my video list. The song is called "Dark Moon" and is sung by Chris Isaak. The video includes clips from the film and clips from Chris Isaak's video.

RE: Something's Gotta Give

Only saw this movie a few weeks ago, and loved it

A romantic comedy - but a very clever one. The soundtrack was also great.

RE: Death at a Funeral

I almost did myself an injury from laughing so hard at this movie.