Movie review
'The Power of the Dog' explores the emotional havoc of unrequited desire
Oscar-winning director Jane Campion is back after a 12-year hiatus with a film that explores complex emotions against the backdrop of the Old West
05 December 2021 - 00:00
Jane Campion makes a welcome return to feature film directing after a 12-year hiatus during which she dabbled in television with the excellent neo-noir series Top of the Lake. The New Zealand director — the second of seven women ever to be nominated for a best director Oscar, for her 1993 masterpiece The Piano (she won the best original screenplay Oscar for the same film) — has long been fascinated with unrequited desire and the emotional havoc that it wreaks...
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