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An Angel at My Table
An Angel at My Table
Film (Trailer and Excerpts) – 1990 Adaptation Drama
Dunedin
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The Janet Frame Collection
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A rare TV interview with Janet Frame
Wrestling with the Angel
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Peel
A Cannes-winning short film directed by Jane Campion
A State of Siege
An acclaimed Vincent Ward adaptation of a Frame story
The Piano
Also directed by Jane Campion
Perfectly Frank - The Life of a New Zealand Writer
A doco on the writer featured in this film
Holmes - Janet Frame
An interview with Janet Frame
Edith Collier: A Light Among Shadows
Another tale of artistic repression in NZ
Leave All Fair
Another biographical tale of a famous NZ writer
Night of the Red Hunter - Telefeature
Features Kerry Fox as a policewoman
Mr Pip
Kerry Fox in another tale of life-saving literature
Passionless Moments
A Cannes-selected short film directed by Campion
Intersexion
Dr John Money features in this film
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
Produced by John Maynard
The Audition
A reenactment of Edith Campion’s audition for the film
Taunt
An early Bridget Ikin production
Crush
Produced by Bridget Ikin
Autumn Fires
Featuring Martyn Sanderson
Pansy
Another artist coping with conservative 50s NZ
The Edge - Season One, Episode 25 (Jane Campion interview)
Campion interviewed in 1993
The Last Tattoo
Stars Kerry Fox
Madness Made Me
A documentary on psychiatric care
The Rehearsal
Another role for Kerry Fox
Iris
Another tale about a female writer
Directed by Jane Campion, An Angel at My Table is adapted from author Janet Frame's renowned three-part autobiography. It threads together a series of images and scenes to evoke Frame's dramatic life story. Originally made as a TV drama, the much-acclaimed dramatisation won cinema release in 35 countries, establishing Campion as an international director, launching actress Kerry Fox, and introduced new audiences to the "mirror city" of Frame's writing. This excerpt follows Frame's life-saving escape from Seacliff Asylum, to first publishing success at Frank Sargeson’s bach.
Campion enters Frame's very soul. Rarely have childhood scenes been so evocatively recreated.– Iain Johnstone, Sunday Times (UK) reviewer
Availability
Available to buy and rent from NZ Film On Demand
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Acknowledgements
Made with funding from the New Zealand Film Commission, Television New Zealand, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Channel 4.