Though she went on to create a string of brilliant films, Jane Campion will always be remembered for her stunning debut feature, Sweetie, which focuses on the hazardous relationship between the buttoned-down, superstitious Kay and her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, "Sweetie"--and by extension, their entire family's profoundly rotten roots. A feast of colorful photography and captivating, idiosyncratic characters, Sweetie heralded the emergence of this gifted director as well as the breakthrough of Australian cinema, which would take international film by storm in the nineties.
Supplements
Audio commentary featuring Campion, Bongers and screenwriter Gerard Lee
Making "Sweetie", a new video conversation between stars Genevieve Lemon and Karen Colston
Campion's early short films: An Exercise in Discipline: Peel; Passionless Moments; and A Girl's Own Story
Jane Campion: The Film School Years, a 1989 conversation between Campion and critic Peter Thompson
Gallery of behind-the-scenes photos and production stills
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