Lezioni di piano is a comprehensive monograph dedicated to Jane Campion’s The Piano (1993), a landmark in contemporary cinema that interlaces image, sound, and narrative into a deeply emotional and symbolic work. Written by Gabriele Marcello, the book examines the film’s genesis, production, and reception, emphasizing its distinctive relationship between music and image.
Through meticulous analysis, the authors highlight how Campion transforms the piano into a central metaphor — a means of communication, desire, and liberation — and how Michael Nyman’s evocative score becomes an essential narrative voice. The volume traces Campion’s literary influences (from the Brontë sisters to Emily Dickinson), her exploration of female subjectivity, and her portrayal of nature as both oppressive and redemptive.
Part film study, part musicological essay, and part cultural commentary, Lezioni di piano reveals the film’s complexity as a modern reinterpretation of the nineteenth-century novel, blending romanticism, eroticism, and psychological depth. It stands as an essential contribution to the study of film music and feminist cinema aesthetics.…Lezioni di piano is a comprehensive monograph dedicated to Jane Campion’s The Piano (1993), a landmark in contemporary cinema that interlaces image, sound, and narrative into a deeply emotional and symbolic work. Written by Gabriele Marcello, the book examines the film’s genesis, production, and reception, emphasizing its distinctive relationship between music and image.
Through meticulous analysis, the authors highlight how Campion transforms the piano into a central metaphor — a means of communication, desire, and liberation — and how Michael Nyman’s evocative score becomes an essential narrative voice. The volume traces Campion’s literary influences (from the Brontë sisters to Emily Dickinson), her exploration of female subjectivity, and her portrayal of nature as both oppressive and redemptive.
Part film study, part musicological essay, and part cultural commentary, Lezioni di piano reveals the film’s complexity as a modern reinterpretation of the nineteenth-century novel, blending romanticism, eroticism, and psychological depth. It stands as an essential contribution to the study of film music and feminist cinema aesthetics.WW…