We are in ranching country, though where we are, at any given moment, isn’t always clear it takes a while to get one’s bearings, economic as much as geographical. What’s undeniable is the glory of the hills, camel-colored and weirdly folded, that loom in the backdrop of the tale. Whether it fulfills the role convincingly-not least in regard to trees and vegetation-is a question that only Montanans will be qualified to answer.
The year is 1925, and the place is Montana, which is played onscreen by Campion’s native New Zealand. The title echoes the Twenty-second Psalm, in the King James Bible: “Deliver my soul from the sword my darling from the power of the dog.” As the movie ends, you can’t help asking yourself: Who exactly is the dog, and who’s the darling? The new film from Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog,” is based on Thomas Savage’s novel of the same name, published in 1967.
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