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Director, Screenwriter, Executive Producer Born: April 30, 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand Biography:Rising to prominence in the 1990s, New Zealand director "Jane Campion" is known as one of the contemporary cinema's most distinctive personalities. Her feature films, though varied in quality, have been united by their compelling depictions of the lives of women who are in some way outside of society's mainstream. Campion's films explore what makes these women different, and the repercussions of their refusal -- or inability -- to conform. Thanks to this subject matter, Campion has often been labeled a feminist director, a label that, while not inaccurate, fails to fully capture the dilemmas of her characters and the depth of her work.
Born in Waikenae, New Zealand, on April 30, 1954, Campion was the product of a theatrical family. Her mother, "Edith Campion" is an actress and writer, while her father, Richard, is a theatre and opera director. Educated at Wellington's Victoria University, where she... Full Biography
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