Radner (film and media studies, U. of Otago, New Zealand), Fox (English, U. of Otago), and Bessi矇re (Institut national d'histoire de l'art, France) present 15 essays critically exploring the
works of New Zealand-born filmmaker Jane Campion, director of Sweetie, An Angel at my Table, The Piano, The Portrait of a Lady, Holy Smoke!, and In the Cut. The essays are divided into sections
exploring the way subjectivity and identity are created in Campion's films, Campion's relationship with literature, the symbolic role of external physical locations in her films, and
spectators' varied reactions to Campion's work. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
