The Power of the Dog – 35mm Presentation at HOME

Tom Grieve, Cinema Editor
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The Power of the Dog at HOME Manchester, Manchester 15 — 18 April 2022 Entrance is free — Visit now

Jane Campion’s (The Piano, Top of the Lake) award-winning, Oscar contender Power of the Dog has been cause for ecstatic reactions, discussion and debate since it debuted last year. The New Zealand filmmaker’s foreboding take on the old west stands in contrast to the popular conception of what a Western is, and yet fits into a lineage of idiosyncratic, sideways counters to America’s tendency for self-mythologising.

The film follows two brothers, working their inherited ranch on a frontier town in the early 1920s. Phil Burbank (a seldom better Benedict Cumberbatch) is a brooding, grumbling throwback, an intentionally intimidating cattle man who yearns for an earlier era, and idolises his long deceased mentor. His bother George (Jesse Plemons) has a more modern outlook, and earns Phil’s ire by wedding a local restaurant owner Rose (Kirsten Dunst), and inviting her home along with her teenage son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee) from a previous marriage.

Adapted from a 1967 novel by Thomas Savage, The Power of the Dog plays with tension; fluctuating in intensity as Phil conducts a campaign of terror against his new housemates — driving Rose to drink, but awakening a new curiosity in Peter. Campion pulls the psychological threads of the material with expert care, with ominous textures added by Ari Wegner’s cinematography, and a Jonny Greenwood score.

The film is returning to HOME this Easter weekend with screenings sure to benefit from the flicker of a new 35mm print. Days and times: Friday 15 April 8pm; Saturday 16 April 5.15pm; Sunday 17 April 1.30pm; Monday 18 April 5.15pm.

The Power of the Dog at HOME Manchester, Manchester 15 — 18 April 2022 Entrance is free Visit now

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Indian Tiffin Room is a restaurant specialising in Indian street food, with branches in Cheadle and Manchester. This is the information for the Manchester venue.

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The Ritz

The Ritz was originally a dance hall, built in 1928, has hosted The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and The Smiths and is still going strong as a gig venue now.

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Homeground is HOME’s brand new outdoor venue, providing an open-air space for theatre, food, film, music, comedy and more.

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Small but perfectly-formed café – which also serves as the in-house bookstore, stocking all manner of Burgess-related works, along with recordings of his music. It’s a welcoming space, with huge glass windows making for a bright, welcoming atmosphere.

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This huge three-floor pub, formerly a Victorian warehouse, then an umbrella factory (hence the name), has one of the city centre’s largest beer gardens. The two-tier terrace overlooks the Rochdale canal and what used to be the back of the Hacienda, providing an unusual, historic view of the city.

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The Briton’s Protection

Standing on the corner of a junction opposite The Bridgewater Hall, The Briton’s Protection is Manchester’s oldest pub. It has occupied the same spot since 1795, going under the equally patriotic name The Ancient Britain.

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