Jane Campion Says Harvey Weinstein ‘Did Some Horrific Things’ but Led a ‘Brilliant’ Awards Campaign for ‘The Piano’: That ‘Was His Vision’

The New Zealander is at the Taormina Film Festival presiding over the jury, which also includes "The Piano" star Holly Hunter

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Oscar-winning filmmaker Jane Campion, who is presiding over the jury at this year’s Taormina Film Festival, dedicated a great part of her time in Sicily to revisiting her 1993 seminal drama “The Piano.” Accompanied in the jury by the film’s star, Holly Hunter, the New Zealand director spoke to journalists about her memories of making the successful film, from the “unbelievable” support she had from private financiers to the “brilliant” marketing campaign by disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein.

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