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Jane Campion has garnered worldwide admiration for her films that focus on extraordinary women. She first gained international recognition with her 1989 film, which explores the complexities of two sisters in a dysfunctional family. In 1990, she created the television miniseries based on the autobiography of New Zealand author Janet Frame, detailing the young writer's struggles. Misdiagnosed as schizophrenic and facing a lobotomy, Frame ultimately found success and acceptance through her writing. Campion's 1993 film, featuring Holly Hunter as a mute Victorian mail-order bride, further showcased her talent. The protagonist, who arrives in New Zealand with her daughter, communicates through her piano until she discovers love with her husband's neighbor. Campion also adapted Henry James's novel, starring Nicole Kidman as an American heiress entangled with expatriates in Italy. In this collection of interviews, Campion discusses her films that have revitalized women's roles on screen, her upbringing in Wellington, and her filmmaking education in the 1980s. She reflects on the influences that shaped her style and her experiences in the industry. Campion received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1993 and became the first female director to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
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Jane Campion, Virginia Wright Wexman
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 1999
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- Titel
- Jane Campion
- Untertitel
- Interviews
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Virginia Wright Wexman
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 1999
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 248
- ISBN10
- 1578060834
- ISBN13
- 9781578060832
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Beschreibung
- Jane Campion has garnered worldwide admiration for her films that focus on extraordinary women. She first gained international recognition with her 1989 film, which explores the complexities of two sisters in a dysfunctional family. In 1990, she created the television miniseries based on the autobiography of New Zealand author Janet Frame, detailing the young writer's struggles. Misdiagnosed as schizophrenic and facing a lobotomy, Frame ultimately found success and acceptance through her writing. Campion's 1993 film, featuring Holly Hunter as a mute Victorian mail-order bride, further showcased her talent. The protagonist, who arrives in New Zealand with her daughter, communicates through her piano until she discovers love with her husband's neighbor. Campion also adapted Henry James's novel, starring Nicole Kidman as an American heiress entangled with expatriates in Italy. In this collection of interviews, Campion discusses her films that have revitalized women's roles on screen, her upbringing in Wellington, and her filmmaking education in the 1980s. She reflects on the influences that shaped her style and her experiences in the industry. Campion received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1993 and became the first female director to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes.