Excedingly powerful contrast statement of time period mores vs lovers

Rating: 10/10 (22 October 2006)

the true to life, minor explicit love scenes are off set by the power of a solitary decision of George to understand 'his' woman's secret passage. He shows himself as dearly man, by using his sleep shirt to wipe down the piano. he takes the bodice of Ada's dress and smells it---this is a realistic practice in heart matters.
the story is based on empathic levels of man and woman on the animal level. the power of biochemical smells (pheromones) are used well in this film. Bains' intent is of a loving, wanting man using a man's mind to barter. The woman understands but is cynical. VERY well done.
you see this movie, you are asked to look beneath cultural veils and to focus on the rawness of sincere passion. this is a "romance" put in perspective". just update the tribal cultural into timeless expectation.
before i borrowed it from my neighbor, i never even HEARD of THE PIANO. Now, i will purchase it: a study in mixed culture with the base (wo)man scenting out versus analyzing situations. maureen