The Power of the dog

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Call Number: Blu-ray Western Power
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Wide screen (2.28:1).
Based on the book by Thomas Savage.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Special features: 4K digital master, approved by director, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack; Interview with Campion about the making of the film; Program featuring interviews with members of the cast and crew and behind-the-scenes footage captured on location in New Zealand; Interview with Campion and composer Jonny Greenwood about the film's score; Conversation among Campion, director of photography Ari Wegner, actor Kirsten Dunst, and producer Tanya Seghatchian, moderated by filmmaker Tamara Jenkins; New interview with novelist Annie Proulx; Trailer. Container booklet includes an essay by film critic Amy Taubin.
Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Genevieve Lemon, Keith Carradine, Frances Conroy.
Jane Campion returns to the kind of mythic frontier landscape--pulsating with both freedom and menace--that she previously traversed in The Piano in order to plumb the masculine psyche in The Power of the Dog, set against the desolate plains of 1920s Montana and adapted by the filmmaker from Thomas Savage's novel. After a sensitive widow and her enigmatic, fiercely loving son move in with her gentle new husband, a tense battle of wills plays out between them and his brutish brother, whose frightening volatility conceals a secret torment, and whose capacity for tenderness, once reawakened, may offer him redemption or destruction. Campion, who won an Academy Award for her direction here, charts the repressed desire and psychic violence coursing among these characters with the mesmerizing control of a master at the height of her powers.
Blu-ray, region A, widescreen (2.28:1) presentation; Dolby Atmos; requires Blu-ray player.
Contents: Power of the dog.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Much better than the rating submitted by brooksza on August 20, 2023, 9:56am I saw the low rating on this movie and had to leave a review. This movie is nearly a masterpiece. I will say, it's a movie I appreciated a lot more on a rewatch than the first watch (I felt the same way about Campion's other masterpiece The Piano).

It's a slow burn but sets a great mood. It explores the themes of fragile masculinity, especially in this environment. The score was unique and at times unsettling. I was really into the first half. I noticed a bunch of shots with interesting framing (Searchers fans will catch some homages)