The Piano

Question 1

Sobchack Scenes

Answer 1

1. Waves crashing when they reach shore
   - Reveal the wetness and coldness of the water. In turn the fear and discomfort in this new world.
   - Emphasised through a wide shot in contrast to a medium shot of people
2. When they wander through the forrest through the mud
   - Underlines the disgust of this world, and foreshadows disgust of people
   - Emphasised through close ups and a camera that lingers on these shots
3. When Aida and Baines have sex (you can feel his hand on your back)
   - You can understand the sexual intimacy
4. Cutting off finger
   - Tactile foresight and overwhelming bodily sensation
   - Emphasised through a long take as she fights and eerie version of soundtrack

Question 2

Info

Answer 2

-Directed by Jane Campion, 1993

Cast:

• Ada (Mother)
• Flora (Daughter)
• George Baines (Lover)
• Stewart (Husband)

Question 3

Metz Scenes

Answer 3

1. Close up of Piano Keys
   - Here is a Piano Key
2. Wide high angle shot of Piano on Beach (Her in the foreground)
   - This shot connotes the passion and love she has to give up in this new world. It is tiny in relation to her new self. The irrelevance of her old life. Zoom into the Piano reveals how it is all she cares about.
3. Her looking out the window. Cut to Piano in the rain
   - This syntagmatic relation connotes the same as above but through the connection of shots (Would be different if anything else were intercut)