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An Angel at My Table

Play trailer Poster for An Angel at My Table R,  1990,  2h 38m,  Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 95% 21 Reviews Tomatometer 90% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
95% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 90% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.

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Alyx Vesey Bitch Media Jan 11, 2021
Angel's clear-headedness and unadorned filmmaking makes it all the more powerful. Go to Full Review
Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Sep 23, 2005
2.5/4
Campion's knack for solitary yet paradoxically epic scope nibbles off Laura Jones's bite-sized scene-sketches of loneliness and makes entire meals of them. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
4/4
Jane Campion's An Angel at My Table tells [Janet Frame's] story in a way that I found strangely engrossing from beginning to end. This is not a hyped-up biopic or a soap opera, but simply the record of a life as lived. Go to Full Review
Justine Smith Vague Visages Jun 6, 2024
Campion's filmmaking represents, in equal measure, the struggle of being an artist and the precarious artificiality of the art world. Go to Full Review
Farah Cheded A Good Movie To Watch Aug 18, 2023
The film empathetically grants [Janet Frame] real moments of joy and choice throughout — making for a deeply sensitive and uplifting watch. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Dec 29, 2022
Beleive me, sitting down to watch all 158 minutes is not a sacrifice, rather a revelation. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jane Campion

Director

Kerry Fox

Janet Frame

Alexia Keogh

Janet Frame as adolescent

Karen Fergusson

Janet Frame as a teenager

Iris Churn

Mother

Kevin J. Wilson

Father

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Movie Info

Synopsis Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.
Director
Jane Campion
Producer
Bridget Ikin
Production Co
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Rating
R
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.0M
Runtime
2h 38m
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