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An Angel at My Table is a 1990 New Zealand/Australia/UK film directed by Jane Campion.
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An Angel at My Table is 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).
- Kerry Fox as Janet Frame
- Alexia Keogh as Janet Frame (adolescent)
- Karen Fergusson as Janet Frame (child)
- Iris Churn as Mother
- Jessie Mune as Baby Janet
- Kevin J. Wilson as Father
- Francesca Collins
- Melina Bernecker
- Mark Morrison
- Karla Smith
- Sarah Llewellyn
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An Angel at My Table 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 it also introduced a broader audience to Frame's writing.
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New Zealand
Australia
UK
