Jane Campion has gained worldwide admiration and respect for outstanding films that are sharply focused on unusual women. Collected interviews with the New Zealand director of The Piano and Portrait of a Lady
Author: John Sayles
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1578060834
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 216
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This Pocket Essential guide surveys her remarkable career—from her Palme D'Or-winning debut short film Peel to Holy Smoke—and examines in detail the impact her background in anthropology has had in creating the richly textured ...
Author: Ellen Cheshire
Publisher:
ISBN: STANFORD:36105111164765
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 96
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Introduction: authorship, creativity, and personal cinema -- Origins of a problematic: the Campion family -- The "tragic underbelly" of the family: fantasies of transgression in the early films -- Living in the shadow of the family tree: ...
Author: Alistair Fox
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253223012
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 269
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In this book, Dana Polan examines the phenomenon of 'The Piano' and how it develops from the early shorts and first features which evoke an often surreal and critical distanced style of looking at everyday issues.
Author: Dana Polan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781838716493
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 202
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Through analysis of key approaches to Campion's films, such as The Piano; In the Cut; Sweetie; An Angel at My Table; and Holy Smoke Deb Verhoeven introduces students to the passionate debates surrounding this controversial and often ...
Author: Deb Verhoeven
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781134504039
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 288
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This book examines Campion's films as adaptations, mixing cultural and textual analysis, and exploring context, pastiche and genre. It is a must-read for anyone interested in Campion or adaptation studies.
Author: Estella Tincknell
Publisher: Macmillan International Higher Education
ISBN: 9781137377616
Category: Art
Page: 148
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This book covers Jane Campion’s remarkable career from her Palme d’Or winning debut short film Peel to her recent return to television with the Top of the Lake series, reflecting on the influence of her study in anthropology as well as ...
Author: Ellen Cheshire
Publisher: Aurora Metro Publications Ltd.
ISBN: 9780993220739
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 192
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