And The Award Goes To . . . : Leading Ladies
(R) New Zealand/Australia/France – 2 hr 1 min
1993 · d. Jane Campion
Starring Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill
Sent to New Zealand to marry a man she’s never met, a mute woman (an Oscar-winning Holly Hunter) makes an unusual arrangement with an eccentric frontiersman to recover her cherished piano. Jane Campion became the first woman to win the Palme d’Or with this haunting melodrama.
This screening is presented in conjunction with a Cinema Classics Seminar taught by Elizabeth Nathanson, Ph.D. Seating for screening-only attendees will begin at 7:00 pm. Just want to see the film? Purchase your tickets from this page.
This screening is presented in partnership with 6abc Philadelphia.
35mm print courtesy of the Chicago Film Society.
