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Ellie Harrison

The Power of the Dog: Director Jane Campion calls Sam Elliot a ‘bit of a b****’ over criticism

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Jane Campion has called Sam Elliott a “b****” after he criticised her Oscar-nominated film The Power of the Dog over its depiction of cowboys and the wild west.

Elliott – whose cinematic legacy is inextricably tied to westerns – said he took the film’s portrayal of the American west as “f***** personal”.

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