In Jane Campion’s new film The Power Of The Dog, she manages to deftly anticipate what the audience is thinking and work it to her advantage. Her manipulations are especially interesting if you have seen her 1993 film The Piano. The Power Of The Dog often resembles the tense love triangle from The Piano or the triangle Campion creates in Bright Star from 2009, but the similarities end up being superficial. The chess pieces look familiar but Campion is playing a different game.
