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Poetry Quotes by Jane Campion

7 Poetry quotes by Jane Campion

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Poetry can frame a film’s emotional core, and Jane Campion’s insights reveal how lyrical rhythm shapes visual storytelling. Her comments delve into the marriage of image and verse, illustrating how a poetic sensibility can deepen character, atmosphere, and narrative resonance.

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There's no artist in this world that doesn't enjoy the dream that if they have bad reviews now, the story of Keats…

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And, I mean, I think poetry does need to be met to some extent, especially, I guess, 19th century poetry, and for…

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But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is that you…

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I have to admit that I had a lot of problems with poetry.

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As for how criticism of Keats' poetry relates to criticism of my own work, I'll leave that for others to decide.

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If you read Keats's poems, they're often full of doubts and anxieties. They can be quite tough.

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Eight years ago, I was drawn into Keats's world by Andrew Motion's biography. Soon I was reading back and forth between Keats's…

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The studio system is kind of an old boys system and it's difficult for them to trust women to be capable

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I had a daughter who was 9 years old and I had the feeling I wasn't going to be a real parent if I…

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I think I made good movies.

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I think if it's interesting, it's interesting, and if it's not, it's not working.

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I took four years off after 'In the Cut' because I wanted to see who I'd be without work. I even tried being a…

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I've had a lot of different responses to my films. I got a lot of support from 'The Piano,' the obvious one, but it…

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Tragedy makes you grow up.

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Between 18 and 26 I acted professionally, on the stage and a little bit on television. Acting is okay, but it's quite pressurized. Then…

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I seem to have been able to make a career out of doing what I feel like doing, so why not keep doing it?…

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I think this is interesting, us human creatures are capable of love, and it's a very powerful emotion. It also can go awfully wrong.

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Performers are so vulnerable. They're frightened of humiliation, sure their work will be crap. I try to make an environment where it's warm, where…

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But I think it's quite clear in my work that my orientation isn't political or doesn't come out of modern politics.

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I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population - and gave birth to the whole world. Without…

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I think women don't grow up with the harsh world of criticism that men grow up with, we are more sensitively treated, and when…

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I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes we live it for a short time, but it's not…

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