I finally watched The Piano only 24 years after it was released. I had gotten the gist of it watching Siskel & Ebert and from other reviews. A lot of people made fun of it for this, but I thought Harvey Keitel looked okay naked. He looked healthy but plausible for a guy in his 50's, not like the middle aged body builder movie stars they have now. He was 54 then and looked like he could beat the crap out of Tom Cruise.
Wouldn't it ruin a piano to leave it out on a beach for days?
Anna Paquin was only 9 when they cast her in this thing. She had no acting experience. She won an Oscar for it and she's been working steadily ever since. There are people who are opposed to children acting, but that's the best time to do it. Adults never have that kind of instant success.
I remember when she won her Oscar. She was interviewed on her way in. Apparently the grown-ups didn't want her getting her hopes up. She told the reporter, "I'm not going to win," and seemed to really believe it, although that may have been her Oscar-winning acting at work. A reporter commented that she should have an interesting acceptance speech if she won.
She looked truly surprised when Gene Hackman read her name. She walked up and stood for a few moments even after the applause died down trying to catch her breath before thanking everyone.
The movie was okay I guess, but I didn't especially like it.
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