Books by Jane Campion

Ada, together with her nine-year-old illegitimate daughter Flora, and her piano, leave Scotland to arrive in the remote bush of 19th-century New Zealand for a marriage arranged by her father. Although mute, she does not consider herself silent as her piano is the vehicle of her expression.

Jane Campion's The Piano is one of the most unusual love stories in the history of cinema. In six essays, specially commissioned for this volume, an international team of scholars examines the film from a variety of critical perspectives.