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The Piano

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	Jane Campion's views on Male-Dominated Hollywood and Cannes As she was applauded after the recent Cannes screening of her gothic romance Bright Star, which tells of the romance between the 19th century romantic poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, New Zealand director Jane Campion had a few things to say about how male-dominated Hollywood stinks. She's the only woman to have ever won the Cannes Palme d'Or for 1993's The Piano, and she's one of only 3 women directors who have films in competition at Cannes this year out of 20 (Andrea Arnold and Isabel Coixet are the others) "The studio system is an old boy's system, and it's difficult for them to trust women to be capable," said Jane. "So good luck to my female friends in the competition. They represent half the population [who] gave birth to the whole world."	05/15/09
	Jane Campion's latest film is eerie. Period. As in 'it's a period film.' The U.K. Film Council is backing a trio of female filmmakers by investing coin in new projects from Jane Campion, Andrea Arnold and Morag McKinnon. All three pics will get funding through the U.K. Film Council's New Cinema Fund. Campion's film is called Bright Star (it started production March 31). It's about the ill-fated love affair between 19th century English poet John Keats and his 18-year-old muse Fanny Brawne which was cut short by Keats' untimely death at age 25. British thespian Ben Whitshaw plays the role of Keats with Abbie Cornish taking on the role of Brawne. Keats was one of the Romantic poets, who, along with Percy Shelly, Lord Byron, John Polidori, and Mary Shelly, created some of the darkest and most disturbing literature in the English language...	05/16/08