Sound Thoughts On Silence
February, 2000
The Gifted Kate Winslet gives a naked performance--in every sense of the word--in Jane Campion's newest film, Holy Smoke (Miramax). As in all of Campion's work, sexual politics play an important role, which means one's gender may have something to do with one's reaction. But I don't think men or women will easily accept Harvey Keitel's character, an esteemed cult deprogrammer who takes on Winslet as his 190th case. She has fallen under the spell of a guru during a trip to India and is preparing...
