
Holy Smoke: Filmed in India and the Austrailian Outback, and directed by New Zealander Jane Campion, Holy Smoke is proving to be just as much as expected and more. Holy Smoke is based on the book, by the same title, written by Jane and Anna Campion. It is actually directed by Jane Campion (The Piano & Sweetie). The movie returns to the genre of Campion's first film, Sweetie, which she received acclaim for in 1989.
The story is of a 20 year old young woman, played by Kate Winslet, from Austrailia who visits India with a friend. She actually is so caught up in the sights, sounds, and smells of India that she tears up her return ticket and decides to "marry" the leader of a cult. It is then that the family is informed and show up in India to take her home. At home a deprogrammer, PJ Waters, played by Harvey Keitel, awaits her return.
PJ Waters is actually an older "macho" American who believes that in 12 hours he'll be able to convince Ruth, Kate Winslet, of the stupidity of the cult. PJ quickly realises though that his match has been made.
The film has been loved and hated by the audiences and critics. Ms. Winslet's performance has had nothing short of miraculous things written about it since it's premiere in Venice in September of 1999.

Holy Smoke Memorabilia
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Holy Smoke Region 1 DVD |
Holy Smoke Soundtrack |
Holy Smoke on VHS Cassette |
The Holy Smoke DVD, is close captioned and presented in wide screen anamorphic format and contains English and French language tracks. |
The score for Holy Smoke was written by Angelo Badalamenti and includes the songs 'Holly Holy' by Neil Diamond and 'Primitive' by Annie Lenox as well as the moving score. |
The Holy Smoke VHS cassette is sold in the U.K and in America (it was never released in Germany). Please note that the UK edition looks different than pictured here. |
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Holy Smoke Region 2 DVD |
Holy Smoke the Book by Jane & Anna Campion |
Holy Smoke the Book by Jane & Anna Campion |
The Holy Smoke DVD, includes a fantastic, rare, audio commentary by Kate Winslet and Anna Campion. A nice treat! This disc will play on most European DVD players. |
The Holy Smoke paperback featuring the US movie poster is available in limitted numbers only. This is the book from which the movie was adapted. |
The origin of the movie starring Harvey Keitel and Kate Winslet written by the Campion sisters, Jane and Anna. It contains many insights into the film itself. |
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Holy Smoke Poster - Original Quad |
Holy Smoke Poster 1 Sheet |
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The original Holy Smoke quad poster is available from our affiliate - Posters.co.uk. Simply type in 'winslet' on their site to buy it for yourself! |
The U.S.A. poster for Holy Smoke is available at our affiliate - MovieGoods.com. |
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Video Release
| US Release |
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Aug 8, 2000 |

Theatrical Release
| Italy |
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Oct. 29, 1999 |
| France |
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Nov. 24, 1999 |
Los Angeles -One Week Only- |
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Dec. 1, 1999 |
New York -One Week Only- |
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Dec. 3, 1999 |
| Denmark |
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Dec. 17, 1999 |
| The Netherlands |
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Jan 6, 2000 |
| US Top 40 Release |
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Feb 11, 2000 |
| Canada |
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Mar. 17, 2000 |
| UK Release |
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Mar. 31, 2000 |
| Germany |
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Not yet released |

Cast As listed at BAC Films
| Ruth Barron |
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Kate Winslet |
| PJ Waters |
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Harvey Keitel |
| Miriam Barron |
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Julie Hamilton |
| Gilbert Barron |
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Tim Robertson |
| Yvonne Barron |
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Sophie Lee |
| Robbie Barron |
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Daniel Wylie |
| Carol |
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Pam Grier |
| Tim Barron |
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Paul Goddard |

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