An Angel at My Table
Falsely diagnosed with schizophrenia as an adult, Janet Frame was one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed authors. Her extraordinary life was chronicled in three autobiographical novels that were adapted into this enthralling and heartbreaking epic.
Based on three autobiographical novels by Janet Frame about her coming of age from the 1930s onward, Campion’s film (SFF 1990) is a lyrical and heart-wrenching coming-of-age tale. It charts Frame’s life from her childhood through to her time in a psychiatric hospital (following a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia) to international fame. Featuring an outstanding performance from Kerry Fox as the adult Frame, An Angel at My Table is a fascinating study of a rare subject: the stigma of female genius. Revered director Claire Denis (Beau Travail) said, “this film changed my life as a woman, not simply as a filmmaker.” Grand Special Jury Prize, Venice 1990. 
- Program Strand
- Jane Campion Retrospective
- Year
- 1990
- Classification
- PG
- Country
- New Zealand, Australia
- Language
- In English
- Director
- Jane Campion
- Producer
- Bridget Ikin
- Cast
- Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson
- Screenwriter
- Laura Jones
- Cinematographer
- Stuart Dryburgh
- Editor
- Veronika Jenet
- Genre
- Literary & Adaptations, Biography, Women Directors, Focus on Women, Retrospective
- Company Credits
- Rights Holder: Felix Media. Film courtesy of Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission
