The Piano
Movie • 1993 • Drama
ReportAfter a long voyage from Scotland, pianist Ada McGrath and her young daughter, Flora, are left with all their belongings, including a piano, on a New Zealand beach. Ada, who has been mute since childhood, has been sold into marriage to a local man named Alisdair Stewart. Making little attempt to warm up to Alisdair, Ada soon becomes intrigued by his Maori-friendly acquaintance, George Baines, leading to tense, life-altering conflicts.
This movie contains 18 potentially triggering events.
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there is rape in this film.
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A husband cuts off one of his wife’s fingers because she cheated
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Ada is treated awfully by two men. Alisdair is overtly violent and villainous, whereas Baines harasses her until she falls in love with him
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she is also exposed to her mother having sex.
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Ada is grabbed by men a few times
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A lot...unfortunately
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Baines harasses Ada into having sex with him
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A finger is cut off
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Ada almost drowns at the end
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Is there amputation?
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A finger is amputated, non-medically.
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A finger is chopped off.
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A parent had died before the film, and a fairy-tale version of his death is told during the film.
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yes and right near the beginning. you other raters need to actually notice this stuff and write it here >:(
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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a woman attempts suicide by drowning but changed her mind before it is too late
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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"Dumb" is used to mean "mute" - not sure if this language would trigger anyone but flagging as "yes" just in case.
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Alisdair and Baines both seem qui a bit older than Ada, maybe 20 years or so
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Including male genitalia
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Ada is forced to buy her piano back from Baines with sexual favours, mostly him watching her play the piano whilst staring at her body, later progressing to touching and mutual nudity
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The sex scenes are incredibly realistic. I actually googled it wondering if they were real. Graphic sex, sexual assault, and full nudity (including genitals)
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a woman is dragged into water and is underwater for several seconds but makes it back to the surface unharmed
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Blood also squirts onto Flora’s shirt when Ada’s finger is severed
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