An Angel at My Table
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| Directed by | Jane Campion |
| Produced by | Grant Major Bridget Ikin |
| Written by | Laura Jones |
| Based on | To the Is-Land& An Angel at My Table& The Envoy from Mirror City by Janet Frame |
| Starring | Kerry Fox |
| Music by | Don McGlashan |
| Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh |
| Editing by | Veronika Haeussler |
| Studio | ABC Television New Zealand Channel 4 Hibiscus Films |
| Distributed by | Sharmill Films (AU) Fine Line Features (US) |
| Release date(s) | 5 September 1990 (Venice Film Festival) 20 September 1990 (Australia) |
| Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | Australia New Zealand United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,054,638 (US and Canada)[1] |
An Angel at My Table is a 1990 New Zealand-Australian-British[2] film directed by Jane Campion. The film is based on Janet Frame's three autobiographies, To the Is-Land (1982), An Angel at My Table (1984), and The Envoy from Mirror City (1984).
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[edit] Synopsis
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).
[edit] Cast
- 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
- Natasha Gray as Leslie
[edit] Awards
- New Zealand Film and TV Awards (1990):
- Best Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
- Best Director: Jane Campion
- Best Film
- Best Performance in Supporting Role: Martyn Sanderson
- Best Female Performance: Kerry Fox
- Best Screenplay: Laura Jones
- Toronto International Film Festival (1990):
- International Critics Award: Jane Campion
- Valladolid International Film Festival (1990):
- Best Actress: Kerry Fox
- Venice Film Festival (1990)
- Elvira Notari Prize: Jane Campion
- Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award: Jane Campion
- Grand Special Jury Prize: Jane Campion
- Little Golden Lion Award: Jane Campion
- OCIC Award: Jane Campion
- Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) (1992):
- CFCA Award: Best Foreign Language Film
- Independent Spirit Awards (1992)
- Best Foreign Film: Jane Campion
[edit] Impact and reception
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 Janet Frame's writing.
Roger Ebert gave the film 4 out of 4 stars, stating; "[The film] tells its story calmly and with great attention to human detail and, watching it, I found myself drawn in with a rare intensity".[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "An Angel at My Table (1991)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=angelatmytable.htm. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "An Angel at My Table". British Film Institute. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/442135. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (June 21, 1991). "An Angel at My Table". Chicago Sun-Times. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19910621/REVIEWS/106210301/1023. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
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