An Angel at My Table

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Awards

Independent Spirit Awards 1992 - Won - Best Foreign Film

New Zealand Film and TV Awards 1990 - Won - Best Cinematography

New Zealand Film and TV Awards 1990 - Won - Best Director

New Zealand Film and TV Awards 1990 - Won - Best Film

Independent Spirit Awards 1992 - Won - Best Foreign Film

New Zealand Film and TV Awards 1990 - Won - Best Cinematography

New Zealand Film and TV Awards 1990 - Won - Best Director

New Zealand Film and TV Awards 1990 - Won - Best Film

Toronto International Film Festival 1990 - Won - International Critics' Award

Venice Film Festival 1990-Won-Special Grand Jury Prize

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An Angel at My Table

Director:
Jane Campion
158 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

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 misdiagnoses 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.

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Details

Runtime:
158 min.

Genres:
Drama
Biography

Country:
AUSTRALIA

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

Plot Summary

SPECIAL FEATURES: 

  • New high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Stuart Dryburgh and approved by director Jane Campion
  • New Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack
  • Audio commentary featuring Campion, Dryburgh, and actress Kerry Fox
  • A 10-minute documentary about the making of An Angel at My Table
  • Six deleted scenes
  • My Say, an audio interview with Janet Frame from 1983
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Stills gallery
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Plus: a 40-page booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Amy Taubin and excerpts from Frame's autobiography, on which Campion based her film

 

 

 

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