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Bio-pics: A Life in Pictures offers a series of case studies which throw light on this most unique of genres. Is the bio-pic a genre in its own right? Or are such films merely footnotes in other more traditional genres such as the western or costume drama, depending on the historical figure under scrutiny. Unlike other genre forms bio-pics seemingly share no familiar iconography, codes or conventions. They can be set anywhere and at any time. What...
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A comprehensive overview of the director Jane Campion and her work.
Campion is one of the few women film-makers working today who has managed to create a unique body of work. A true independent film-maker, she has attracted many 'A' List Hollywood actors to appear in her films.
Who else but Campion could have convinced a tattooed Harvey Keitel to run buck-naked through the New Zealand landscape in The Piano, or for the multi award-winning Kate Winslet...
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