Jane Campion had a few choice letters in response to Sam Elliott’s criticism of her film "The Power of the Dog" during the DGA Awards Saturday night.
The director, who was asked for her response about the actor’s shocking comments, refused to hold back. "I’m sorry, he was being a little bit of a B-I-T-C-H," the 67-year-old told Variety before the ceremony. "He’s not a cowboy; he’s an actor.The West is a mythic space and there’s a lot of room on the range.
I think it’s a little bit sexist." Elliott, who has made his mark in Westerns, criticized Campion’s take on the genre during his recent appearance on Marc Maron’s "WTF" podcast.
Campion noted that she viewed the 77-year-old's crude criticism as a slight against her as a female filmmaker. Jan Campion held nothing back when she was asked to respond to Sam Elliott's criticism about her film, ‘The Power of the Dog’. (Getty Images) "When you think about the number of amazing Westerns made in Spain by (director) Sergio Leone," she explained to the outlet. "I consider myself a creator.
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