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The less you know about this film going in the better, though the decision to award Campion with the Best Director prize at the Venice Film Festival surprised no one.

Campion’s The Power of the Dog arrives on Netflix in late December, and even though the movie’s glorious vistas deserve an expanse bigger than even most big-screen TVs, the story should be enough to hold you.

Campion—in her first feature since the velvety-gorgeous 2009 romance Bright Star—navigates the story’s tricky shifts with ease, and the performances are uniformly fine.

After an enforced year or so of watching movies on tiny screens, it’s a pleasure to sink into Campion’s smart, entertaining and terrifically tense sand-painting of a picture, premiering at the 78th annual Venice Film Festival.

Campion notes that there is a “continual refresh of 15-20% on the carrier side” due to everything from changing usage patterns and building redevelopment to just standard hardware replacement.

Fingers crossed for a Star Wars Episode IX directed by Sarah Polley and written by Jane Campion.

Exhilarated by her return to filmmaking, Campion expects to pick up the pace.

“I was avoiding writing and looking for distractions,” Campion confesses.

When Campion finally decided to return to filmmaking, it took her a while to settle on the right story.

“The worry was that none of the cast would be English,” Campion says with a laugh.

His presence became known to the authorities and an indiscreet declaration, “Campion Brag,” made the position more difficult.

Of all the Jesuit missionaries who suffered for their allegiance to the ancient religion, Campion stands the highest.

Campion professes to give one of his speeches, but about such reports there must always be some doubts.

I lay down in the gangway of the yacht whilst Campion steered.

It was a slight, because expected, surprise to see Captain Campion at the altar rails.