Piano, The (1992)

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Synopsis

Dir: Jane Campion. English/British Sign-language Drama. In the mid-19th century, a mute woman (Holly Hunter), her daughter (Anna Paquin), and her prized piano are sent to New Zealand as part of an arranged marriage.

Content elements

• One use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of cursing, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence in a domestic context - little blood or detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual assault - no nudity, little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of suicidal behavior - some detail
• Infrequent portrayals sexual activity - buttock nudity, little detail
• Infrequent breast, buttock, and male frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol use in a recreational context
• Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - little detail

Thematic elements

• Jealousy and control
• Desire
• Self-expression

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for nudity and sexual content

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