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An Angel at My Table

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Original title

An Angel at My Table

Year

1990

Running time

158 min.

Country

New Zealand

Director

Jane Campion

Screenwriter

Laura Jones. Autobiography: Janet Frame

Cast

Music

Don McGlashan

Cinematography

Stuart Dryburgh

Producer

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Genre

Drama | Family Relationships. Friendship. Childhood. Teen/coming-of-age. 1920s. 1930s. Biography

Synopsis

In 1920s and 1930s New Zealand, Janet Frame grows up in a poor family with lots of brothers and sisters. Already at an early age she is different from the other kids. She gets an education as a teacher but since she is considered abnormal she is locked up in a mental institution for eight years. Success comes when she starts to write books.

Rankings Position

#9 Best New Zealand Movies

Awards: 1990: Venice: Silver Lion, Best Actress (Kerry Fox)

1990: Festival Toronto: FIPRESCI Award

1991: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Foreign Film

1991: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Foreign Language Film

1990: Festival of Valladolid - Seminci: 2 awards.

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Critics' reviews

"It tells its story calmly and with great attention to human detail and, watching it, I found myself drawn in with a rare intensity"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Campion's grasp of her material is intellectually and emotionally assured, while Fox's extraordinary performance demonstrates an honesty, courage and power that's rarely attempted, let alone achieved."

David Parkinson: Empire
"A potentially painful and harrowing film is imbued with gentle humor and great compassion"

Variety Staff: Variety

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