Flora McGrath
E870863
Flora McGrath is the mute Scottish woman at the heart of the film "The Piano," whose intense relationship with her instrument and complex emotional life drive the story’s drama and themes.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Piano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | romantic drama film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Victorian era gender norms ⓘ |
| centralTo |
plot of The Piano
ⓘ
themes of The Piano ⓘ |
| communicatesThrough |
piano playing
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ written notes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Scotland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jane Campion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drives | central conflict in The Piano ⓘ |
| emotionallyCharacterizedBy |
intense inner life
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passion for music ⓘ repressed desire ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Scottish ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
her daughter
ⓘ
her husband ⓘ her lover ⓘ |
| hasStrongEmotionalBondWith | piano ⓘ |
| hasTrait | mute ⓘ |
| languageAbility | mute ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
challenges patriarchal authority
ⓘ
explores nonverbal communication ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| setIn | 19th-century New Zealand ⓘ |
| symbolicallyLinkedTo | the piano as extension of self ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
art as expression
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colonial tension ⓘ female autonomy ⓘ sexual repression ⓘ |
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