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A review by tigermuffin
The Piano: A Novel by Jane Campion, Kate Pullinger
4.0
If you love the film, read the book.
That's backward, eh? Difficult star-choosing here.
Written as an original screenplay, the book came after and it feels obvious that the writers are looking at the film and writing what they see. It remains a brilliant story. The book gives glorious information about Flora's father and Ada's life before being shipped off as a mail-order bride. There are words to describe what is going on in Ada's mind while she does various things and I found that the authors Jane Campion and Kate Pullinger gave her different things to think about than what I had given to be the contents of her mind. But, IS IT satisfying to know who Flora's father is? Did I really want to know more of Ada's background?
Released in 1993, The Piano won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival as well as three Academy Awards (out of 8 nominations). It was re-released earlier this year.
I would be interested to hear from someone who read the book before seeing the film, or someone who has not seen the film at all.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/15/the-piano-review-jane-campion-holly-hunter
That's backward, eh? Difficult star-choosing here.
Written as an original screenplay, the book came after and it feels obvious that the writers are looking at the film and writing what they see. It remains a brilliant story. The book gives glorious information about Flora's father and Ada's life before being shipped off as a mail-order bride. There are words to describe what is going on in Ada's mind while she does various things and I found that the authors Jane Campion and Kate Pullinger gave her different things to think about than what I had given to be the contents of her mind. But, IS IT satisfying to know who Flora's father is? Did I really want to know more of Ada's background?
At night I think of my piano in its ocean grave, and sometimes of myself floating above it. Down there everything is so still and silent that it lulls me to sleep. It is a weird lullaby and so it is; it is mine.
Released in 1993, The Piano won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival as well as three Academy Awards (out of 8 nominations). It was re-released earlier this year.
I would be interested to hear from someone who read the book before seeing the film, or someone who has not seen the film at all.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/15/the-piano-review-jane-campion-holly-hunter