Since the established of the film industry, women have played a critical role in ensuring that different films achieve their objectives and as such, their success on the market. Notably, most films feature women in their work as actors. In this way, they seek to portray a society that mirror the actual society especially with regard to gender composition. Thus, most women who have come to limelight as far as the film industry is concerned are actors. While this is the case, there are fewer women who have come to the limelight as film screenwriters, editors, producers and directors among other roles. For instance, in only three out of 21 directors competing for the Palme d’Or in 2018 were female. This implies that despite the growth of the film industry, the number of women who play different roles as far as film development is concerned are fewer as compared to men. Despite the low number of women in key roles in this industry, there are a few who have managed to break the ceiling and carved a niche for themselves as successful directors, editors, producers and screenwriters among other roles. Among these is Jane Campion, who has directed a number of successful films. This paper explores her work and as such, examines its significance in understanding different aspects of Hollywood cinema.
自电影业建立以来，妇女在确保不同电影实现其目标以及在市场上取得成功方面发挥了关键作用。值得注意的是，大多数电影都以女性作为演员。通过这种方式，他们试图描绘一个反映实际社会的社会，特别是在性别构成方面。因此，就电影业而言，大多数引人注目的女性都是演员。在这种情况下，作为电影编剧、编辑、制片人和导演等角色的女性越来越少。例如，在2018年参加棕榈树大赛的21名董事中，只有三名是女性。这意味着，尽管电影业不断发展，但就电影发展而言，扮演不同角色的女性人数少于男性。尽管在这个行业中担任关键角色的女性人数很少，但仍有少数女性成功地突破了上限，在其他角色中为自己打造了一个成功的导演、编辑、制片人和编剧的位置。其中包括简·坎皮恩，她执导了许多成功的电影。本文探讨了她的作品，并以此为基础，探讨了其在理解好莱坞电影不同方面的意义。
To begin with, Jane Campion was born on April 30, 1954, in Wellington, New Zealand. Campion studied Visual Arts at the Chelsea Art School, London, between 1976 and 1981. In 1982, she directed her first work, a short film named, Peel. Since then, Campion has directed tens of films, some of which have won accolades and awards across the globe. An analysis of the awards she has received for her work as a film producer and/or director reveals that she is the only woman who has ever been award with Palme d’Or, the highest award at Cannes Film Festival. Thus, throughout her career as a film director and producer, Campion has managed to carve for herself a niche as the one of the most successful woman in the film industry.
首先，简·坎皮恩于1954年4月30日出生于新西兰惠灵顿。1976年至1981年间，坎皮恩在伦敦切尔西艺术学校学习视觉艺术。1982年，她导演了她的部作品，一部名为《皮尔》的短片。从那时起，坎皮安执导了数十部电影，其中一些在全球赢得了荣誉和奖项。对她作为电影制片人和/或导演所获奖项的分析表明，她是一位获得戛纳电影节更高奖项帕尔梅·多尔奖的女性。因此，在她作为电影导演和制片人的整个职业生涯中，坎皮恩成功地为自己打造了一个电影行业最成功的女性之一。
One of Jane Campion’s works that has won her awards at different cinema festivals including the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival is the film, The Piano. This film features a mute woman, Ada McGrath from Scotland, and her daughter, Flora. Ada is sold to an arrangement marriage to a New Zealand man, Alisdair Stewart. However, upon arrival in New Zealand, Alisdair informs Ada that his house is too small and cannot accommodate her piano, which is the only tool she uses to communicate with people. Ada later falls in love with Alisdair’s friend, Baines, and even when she is discouraged from seeing him by her husband when he discovers about the affair, she is not deterred. Alisdair ends up terminating his marriage to Ada and she ends up with Baines.
简·坎皮恩的作品之一《钢琴》曾在不同的电影节上获奖，包括戛纳电影节上的帕尔梅·多尔奖。这部电影的主角是一位来自苏格兰的哑巴妇女艾达·麦格拉斯和她的女儿弗洛拉。Ada被卖给了一位新西兰男子Alisdair Stewart的包办婚姻。然而，抵达新西兰后，Alisdair通知Ada，他的房子太小，无法容纳她的钢琴，而钢琴是她与人交流的工具。艾达后来爱上了艾莉斯代尔的朋友贝恩斯，即使当她丈夫发现这件事后，她不想再见到他，她也没有退缩。Alisdair最终终止了与Ada的婚姻，Ada最终与Baines结婚。