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Podcast: Have a Good Movie
Episode: The Piano (1993) / Green Book
Description: It’s kind of hard to remember, but 1993 was a really, really great year for thoughtful storytelling in film. Schindler’s List, Short Cuts, The Remains of the Day, Six Degrees of Separation, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and Philadelphia all came out that year, and all had gut-wrenching performances from established actors and rising stars. However, one film from New Zealand stood out from the crowd - it was female-led and female-directed. The Piano’s cast alone is enough to make it worth seeing, but it’s the directing choices of writer-director Jane Campion that transform a unique period pie...