Q&A: Jane Campion and Kirsten Dunst, together at last
ABC News
Jane Campion and Kirsten Dunst admired one another before they’d ever met, but it was Campion who made the first move
Jane Campion and Kirsten Dunst admired one another before they’d ever met, but it was Campion who made the first move.
She was enamored of Sofia Coppola’s “The Virgin Suicides” and wrote Dunst a letter. There were talks of adapting an Alice Munro story, but it would be years until they’d get the chance to work together. The film is “ The Power of the Dog,” an intimate family drama set against the epic vistas of 1925 Montana.
The film may get Dunst her first Oscar nomination for her heartbreaking performance as Rose, a fragile single mother whose new brother-in-law (Benedict Cumberbatch) seems determined to destroy her.
The AP spoke to Campion and Dunst about their story, the film (in select theaters Wednesday; on Netflix Dec. 1) and Dunst’s code word for awards. Remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity.
