The Power of the Dog
Campion won her second Oscar for this gripping Western exploring masculinity, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee.
Montana, 1925. The Burbank brothers, Phil (Cumberbatch) and George (Plemons) own a sprawling and successful cattle ranch, and still share a bedroom. Where George is taciturn, Phil is charismatic, hyper-masculine and a bully – constantly taunting his brother. When George secretly marries the gentle, restaurant-owning widow Rose (Dunst), her very presence enrages Phil. He’s even more antagonistic towards her sensitive son Peter (Smit-McPhee). Campion brilliantly ramps up the tension as these characters, at undeclared war with each other, head towards a shocking climax. With a tremendous score by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, both beautiful and unnerving, and uniformly fine performances, The Power of the Dog (SFF 2021) is a triumph. Screening in 35mm. 
- Program Strand
- Jane Campion Retrospective
- Year
- 2021
- Classification
- M
- Country
- New Zealand, Australia
- Language
- In English
- Director
- Jane Campion
- Producer
- Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman
- Cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons
- Screenwriter
- Jane Campion
- Cinematographer
- Ari Wegner
- Editor
- Peter Sciberras
- Genre
- Festival Award Winners, LGBTQIA+ Films, Women Directors, Australian Films, Retrospective, Gender & Sexuality
- Company Credits
- Rights Holder, Print Source: Netflix
