It’s been 30 years since the movie The Piano – Jane Campion’s mud-soaked tale of love and brutality in the New Zealand wilderness – hit the big screen. It won three Oscars, cemented Jane’s place as a trailblazing female filmmaker and set the then 11-year-old Anna Paquin on her path to Hollywood fame. Here, we unearth some forgotten facts about the movie that put Aotearoa on the map.
No love lost
As the two male leads won the Palme d’Or. Sam walked up to Harvey and said, “Congratulations, you are amazing.” Harvey, he says, “Muttered thanks and turned his back on me. Hmmm.”
