Genevieve Lemon

Young suburbanite Ruth joins a cult religion in India, so her worried family dupes her into returning home, placing her with a cult de-programmer. But the tables turn when Ruth seduces him and challenges his beliefs. Provocative!

Young suburbanite Ruth joins a cult religion in India, so her worried family dupes her into returning home, placing her with a cult de-programmer. But the tables turn when Ruth seduces him and challenges his beliefs. Provocative!

One of the most critically acclaimed and highly awarded films of the year, THE PIANO arouses erotic passions and vengeful jealousies when Ada, a young mute woman (Holly Hunter), is desired by two men- her husband by an arranged marriage (Sam Neill) and the husband's darkly intense neighbor (Harvey Keitel). Violent emotions erupt, but only one man understands that Ada's heart can only be won through her beloved piano.

Holly Hunter stars as Ada McGrath, a mute but strong-willed 19th-century Scottish expatriate who arrives in New Zealand with her daughter (Anna Paquin) and her beloved piano in tow. Although betrothed to a landowner (Sam Neill), she's pulled into an affair with a laborer (Harvey Keitel). Hunter and Paquin both won Oscars for their performances in this haunting drama from writer-director Jane Campion.