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The subversive style of the woman who has become one of the worlds greatestfilm directors From Jane Campions early awardwinning short films onthrough international sensation The Piano and beyond Kathleen McHugh tracesthe directors distinctive visual style as well as her commitment toconsistently renovating the conventions of womens films. By refusing toposition her female protagonists as victims McHugh argues Campionscrupulously avoids the moral structures of melodrama and though she oftenworks with the narratives miseenscene and visual tropes typical of thatgenre her films instead invite a distanced or even amused engagement. Avolume in the series Contemporary Film Directors edited by James R. Naremore «
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