With An Angel at My Table, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Jane Campion brings to the screen the harrowing true-life story of Janet Frame, New Zealand’s most distinguished author.
The film follows Frame along her inspiring journey, from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, international literary fame.
Beautifully capturing the color and power of the New Zealand landscape, the film earned Campion a sweep of her country’s film awards and the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. --The Criterion Collection
Cast: Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson, Iris Churn, Jessie Mune, Kevin J. Wilson, Francesca Collins, Melina Bernecker, Mark Morrison, Katherine Murray-Cowper, Mark Thomson, Brenda Kendall, Paul Moffat, Blair Hutchison, David McAuslan
Venice (In Competition): Grand Special Jury Prize, Berlinale (Forum)
About this movie
Title: An Angel at My Table (1990)
Directed by: Jane Campion
Date of birth: 30 April 1954, Waikenae, New Zealand
Writing credits: Laura Jones
Music: Don McGlashan
Year: 1990
Country: Australia | United Kingdom | United States | New Zealand
Language: Spanish | English
Color: Color
Runtime: 158 min.