The Power of the Dog
Jane Campion returns to the kind of mythic frontier landscape—pulsating with both freedom and menace—that she previously traversed in The Piano in order to plumb the masculine psyche in The Power of the Dog, set against the desolate plains of 1920s Montana and adapted by the filmmaker from Thomas Savage’s novel. After a sensitive widow (Kirsten Dunst) and her enigmatic, fiercely loving son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) move in with her gentle new husband (Jesse Plemons), a tense battle of wills plays out between them and his brutish brother (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose frightening volatility conceals a secret torment, and whose capacity for tenderness, once reawakened, may offer him redemption or spell his destruction. Campion, who won an Academy Award for her direction here, charts the repressed desire and psychic violence coursing among these characters with the mesmerizing control of a master at the height of her powers.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K digital master, approved by director Jane Campion, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Interview with Campion about the making of the film
- Program featuring interviews with members of the cast and crew and behind-the-scenes footage captured on location in New Zealand
- Interview with Campion and composer Jonny Greenwood about the film’s score
- Conversation among Campion, director of photography Ari Wegner, actor Kirsten Dunst, and producer Tanya Seghatchian, moderated by filmmaker Tamara Jenkins
- New interview with novelist Annie Proulx
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- English descriptive audio
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Amy Taubin
New cover by Greg Ruth
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K digital master, approved by director Jane Campion, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Interview with Campion about the making of the film
- Program featuring interviews with members of the cast and crew and behind-the-scenes footage captured on location in New Zealand
- Interview with Campion and composer Jonny Greenwood about the film’s score
- Conversation among Campion, director of photography Ari Wegner, actor Kirsten Dunst, and producer Tanya Seghatchian, moderated by filmmaker Tamara Jenkins
- New interview with novelist Annie Proulx
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- English descriptive audio
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Amy Taubin
New cover by Greg Ruth
Cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Phil Burbank
- Kirsten Dunst
- Rose Gordon
- Jesse Plemons
- George Burbank
- Kodi Smit-McPhee
- Peter Gordon
- Thomasin McKenzie
- Lola
- Genevieve Lemon
- Mrs. Lewis
- Keith Carradine
- The governor
- Frances Conroy
- The old lady
- Peter Carroll
- The old gent
- Alison Bruce
- The governor’s wife
Credits
- Director
- Jane Campion
- Written by
- Jane Campion
- Based on the book by
- Thomas Savage
- Produced by
- Jane Campion
- Produced by
- Tanya Seghatchian
- Produced by
- Emile Sherman
- Produced by
- Iain Canning
- Produced by
- Roger Frappier
- Executive producer
- Simon Gillis
- Executive producer
- Rose Garnett
- Executive producer
- John Woodward
- Coproducer
- Libby Sharpe
- Coproducer
- Chloe Smith
- Director of photography
- Ari Wegner
- Editor
- Peter Sciberras
- Production designer
- Grant Major
- Costume designer
- Kirsty Cameron
- Hair and makeup designer
- Noriko Watanabe
- Original music by
- Jonny Greenwood
- Casting by
- Nikki Barrett
- Casting by
- Tina Cleary
- Casting by
- Nina Gold
Trailer for The Power of the Dog
