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The first in a new series of introductory guides to contemporary filmmakers. Jane Campion is one of the few women filmmakers working today who has managed to create a unique body of work. This book covers Campion's remarkable career, reflecting on the influence of her study in anthropology as well as her formative years growing up in New Zealand.

Bio-pics: A Life in Pictures offers a series of case studies which throw light on this most unique of genres. Is the bio-pic a genre in its own right? Or are such films merely footnotes in other more traditional genres such as the western or costume drama, depending on the historical figure under scrutiny. Unlike other genre forms bio-pics seemingly share no familiar iconography, codes or conventions. They can be set anywhere and at any time. What links them is quite simply that the films depict the life of an 'important' person. Through a carefully selected range of thematically linked...

The success of Ang Lee's films have made him an international name. Lee came to the fore in the 1990s as part of the "second wave" of Taiwanese directors and he has directed everything from comedy-dramas focusing on Eastern vs. Western culture to adaptations of works by Jane Austen and Annie Proulx. This new guide is a must for film fans and students.