An Angel at My Table (1990)

Directed by

Jane Campion

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 188 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the life of author Janet Frame from her childhood in rural New Zealand through her struggles with mental health and her eventual success as a writer. It shows her difficult family life, time in a psychiatric hospital, and her journey to find her voice.

poignantintimatecontemplativequietresilientbittersweetpersonalslow-moving

What happens

An Angel at My Table is a 1990 biographical drama film directed by Jane Campion. The film is based on Janet Frame's three autobiographies, To the Is-Land (1982), An Angel at My Table (1984), and The Envoy from Mirror City (1984). The film was very well received. It premiered at the 47th Venice International Film Festival, where it was awarded the Grand Jury Prize, before going on to win the International Critics' Award at the Toronto International Film Festival and several awards, including Best Film, at the New Zealand Film and Television awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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