Jane Campion Says Harvey Weinstein ‘Did Some Horrific Things’ but Led a ‘Brilliant’ Awards Campaign for ‘The Piano’: That ‘Was His Vision’
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Jane Campion is at the Taormina Film Festival, where she's revisiting her acclaimed 1993 film 'The Piano' as a jury member. In remarks to Variety, Campion credited Harvey Weinstein's awards campaign with helping the film gain recognition, while acknowledging his documented misconduct. The reflection underscores a question Hollywood continues to grapple with: how to reckon with the achievements of powerful figures whose serious wrongdoing cannot be separated from their professional legacies.
Source: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/jane-campion-harvey-...
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