campion

any of various caryophyllaceous plants of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having red, pink, or white flowers

Campion

1. Saint Edmund. 1540--81, English Jesuit martyr. He joined the Jesuits in 1573 and returned to England (1580) as a missionary. He was charged with treason and hanged

2. Jane. born 1954, New Zealand film director and screenwriter: her films include An Angel at My Table (1990), The Piano (1993), Holy Smoke (1999), and In the Cut (2003)

3. Thomas. 1567--1620, English poet and musician, noted particularly for his songs for the lute

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Twenty-five years ago last month, Jane Campion became the first, and so far the only, female director to win the Cannes film festival, with her wild gothic tale of repression and obsession, The Piano.

'Capitalism is such a macho force. I felt run over'

(2) Jane Campion, quoted in Emma Jolliff, 'Harvey Weinstein's Downfall a "Fairytale" for Women--Dame Jane Campion', Newshub, 23 November 2017, <http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2017/11/harvey-weinstein-s-downfall-a-fairytale-for-women-jane-campion.html>, accessed 18 January 2018.

Jane Campion

"But what makes it different is it's got the Jane Campion touch.

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Tuesday The Piano Film4, 10.50pm Jane Campion's impassioned period drama with a fantastic Oscar-winning performance from Holly Hunter as a mute Scottish widow forced into an unhappy marriage in New Zealand.

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The Informant Director: Jane Campion Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes Cast: Matt Damon, Tony Hale and Patton Oswalt.

Bahrain Cinema Club

The film was honored by an all women jury led by Jane Campion, an Academy Award winner, Hollywood-based filmmaker, screen writer and producer at the Indian film event.

(CUL) TURKISH FILM WINS TWO AWARDS AT MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL

BIRTHDAYS: Willie Nelson, country singer, 77; Burt Young, actor, 70; Bobby Vee, singer, 67; Jill Clayburgh, actress, 66; King Carl Gustav of Sweden, 64; Leslie Grantham, actor, 63; Jane Campion, film director, 56; Kirsten Dunst, actress, 28.

ON THIS DAY IN ..

According to an 1882 graveyard plan the following people are buried at the site: Two children of E Appleby George Brown Child of William Brown Jane Campion Mr Chambers Mrs Chambers Robert Chapman Elizabeth Chapman Flounders Joseph King Wife of Joseph King Johan Linton (died 1715) Robert Linton (died 1716) Hannah More Servant of J Procter Aaron Richardson John Richardson Child of R Spence John Taylor Robert Waites Wife of Robert Waites The Wakefield family (two graves) Housekeeper of George Wakefield John Walker Sarah Walker John Wright

Every grave tells a story