Jane Campion's The Piano is one of the most unusual love stories in the history of cinema. This volume examines the film from a variety of critical perspectives. In six essays, specially commissioned for this project, an international team of scholars examine topics such as the controversial representation of the Maori, the use of music in the film, the portrayal of the mother-daughter relationship, and the significance of the film in terms of international cinema, the culture of New Zealand, and the work of Jane Campion.
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Jane Campion's The Piano is one of the most unusual love stories in the history of cinema. This volume examines the film from a variety of critical perspectives. In six essays, specially commissioned for this project, an international team of scholars examine topics such as the controversial representation of the Maori, the use of music in the film, the portrayal of the mother-daughter relationship, and the significance of the film in terms of international cinema, the culture of New Zealand, and the work of Jane Campion.
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If you loved the Jane Campion movie (as I do) you'll find this book a great companion to it, with analysis and other information that will enhance your experience. The only thing I would have to say against it is that there is not a hardcover edition, which I would have prefer
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Although Jane Campion's The Piano received triumphant critical raves, music critics and musicians found the score disappointing, calling Michael Nyman's music simplistic, anachronistic, and relentless. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
feminist criteria, animus development, female oedipus, published screenplay, social amnesia Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, New York, Jane Campion, Holly Hunter, United States, Harvey Keitel, Sales Ltd, Sam Neill, The Age, Lizzie Francke, Miro Bilbrough, Stephen Crofts, The Independent, Total Total, Boston Globe, Grimm Fairytale, Kegan Paul, Peter Calder, Sydney Morning Herald, The Collected Works, Anna Paquin, Christian Theology, Gangsta Culture, Harvard University Press, Helen Barlow New!
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Although Jane Campion's The Piano received triumphant critical raves, music critics and musicians found the score disappointing, calling Michael Nyman's music simplistic, anachronistic, and relentless. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
feminist criteria, animus development, female oedipus, published screenplay, social amnesia Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, New York, Jane Campion, Holly Hunter, United States, Harvey Keitel, Sales Ltd, Sam Neill, The Age, Lizzie Francke, Miro Bilbrough, Stephen Crofts, The Independent, Total Total, Boston Globe, Grimm Fairytale, Kegan Paul, Peter Calder, Sydney Morning Herald, The Collected Works, Anna Paquin, Christian Theology, Gangsta Culture, Harvard University Press, Helen Barlow New!
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- Film in Aotearoa New Zealand by Jonathan Dennis on 7 pages
- Undressing Cinema: Clothing and identity in the movies by Stella Bruzzi on 4 pages
- The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Strictly Ballroom (Screenplays) by Baz Luhrmann on page 136, and Back Matter
- Feminine in Fairy Tales by Marie-Louise Von Franz on page 112, and page 113
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- Adaptations: From Text to Screen, Screen to Text by Deborah Cartmell on page 144
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