New Zealander, but there's a hint of Australian here.

Rating: 10/10 (20 March 2006)

Holly Hunter won Best Actress for playing mute Ada McGrath, sent to New Zealand for an arranged marriage to the emotionally vacant Alisdair Stewart (Sam Neill). After finding a piano abandoned on the beach, she uses it as her only means to talk to lonely George Baines (Harvey Keitel).
What I mean about there being a hint of Australian is communication issues. Even though Ada is mute, she can still communicate; Alisdair can talk, but can't communicate. Equally good as Hunter is Anna Paquin as her perceptive daughter Flora. Among other things, "The Piano" is an interesting look at New Zealand and even at the Maori culture. Jane Campion accomplished a masterpiece here.
Speaking of New Zealand, where's Old Zealand?