An Angel at My Table

Infobox_Film
name = An Angel at My Table


imdb_id = 0099040
writer = Janet Frame,
Laura Jones
starring = Kerry Fox,
Alexia Keogh,
Karen Fergusson,
Iris Churn,
Jessie Mune,
Kevin J. Wilson,
Francesca Collins,
Melina Bernecker,
Mark Morrison,
Karla Smith,
Sarah Llewellyn
director = Jane Campion
producer = Grant Major
Bridget Ikin
distributor = Fine Line Features
released = 1990
runtime = 158 min.
language = English
amg_id = 1:132182
budget = $Unknown

"An Angel at My Table" is a 1990 New Zealand film directed by Jane Campion.

ynopsis

A dramatisation of the autobiographies of New Zealand author Janet Frame. Originally produced as a television miniseries, the film, as with Frame's autobiographies, is divided into three sections, with the lead role played by three different actresses who portray Frame at different stages of her life: Karen Fergusson (child), Alexia Keogh (adolescent) and Kerry Fox (adult).

Impact

It was the first film from New Zealand to be screened at the Venice Film Festival, where it was awarded the Grand Special Jury Prize. In addition to virtually sweeping the local New Zealand film awards, it also took home the prize for best foreign film at the Independent Spirit Awards and the International Critics' Award at the Toronto Film Festival. The film not only established Jane Campion as an emerging director and launched the career of Kerry Fox, but also introduced a broader audience to Frame's writing.

Awards

* Independent Spirit Award - Best Foreign Film
* Venice Film Festival - Grand Special Jury Prize and OCIC Award
* Toronto International Film Festival - FIPRESCI International Critics' Award
* Valladolid International Film Festival - Best Actress (Kerry Fox)

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0099040|title=An Angel at My Table
* [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19910621/REVIEWS/106210301/1023 Roger Ebert review]
* [http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=301&eid=432&section=essay Criterion Collection essay by Amy Taubin]
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,,2243202,00.html Director Jane Campion's introduction to the 2008 UK reprint of Frame's autobiographies]

----"Angel At My Table" is also the name of a song by Irish rock group The Frames (however the band's name does not refer to Janet Frame).