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Her first short film, '' Peel '' (1982) won the Palme D'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival and other awards followed for the shorts '' Passionless Moments '' ( 1983 ) and '' Girls Own Story '' ( 1984 ). '' Sweetie '' (1989) was her feature debut, and won international awards. Further recognition followed with '' An Angel At My Table '' (1990), a dramatised autobiography of the poet Janet Frame . International recognition followed with another Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1993 for '' The Piano '', which won the best director award from the Australian Film Institute and an Oscar for best screenplay in 1994. Campion's work since that time has tended to polarize opinion. '' The Portrait Of A Lady '' ( 1996 ), based on the Henry James novel, featured Nicole Kidman , John Malkovich , Barbara Hershey and Martin Donovan . '' Holy Smoke '' (1999) teamed Campion again with Harvey Keitel , this time with Kate Winslet as the female lead. '' In The Cut '' (2003), an erotic thriller based on Susanna Moore's bestseller, provided Meg Ryan an opportunity to depart from her more familiar onscreen persona. Campion was an executive producer for the 2006 documentary ''''. SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
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