An Angel at My Table

An Angel at My Table is a 1990 biographical drama 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). The film was very well received. It won awards at the New Zealand Film and Television awards, the Toronto International Film Festival, and second prize at the Venice Film Festival. 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 actresses who portray Frame at different stages of her life: Alexia Keogh (child), Karen Fergusson (teenager), and Kerry Fox (adult). The film follows Frame from when she grows up in a poor family, through her years in a mental institution, and into her writing years after her release. Cast Kerry Fox as Janet Frame (adult) Alexia Keogh as Janet Frame (child) Karen Fergusson as Janet Frame (teenager) Iris Churn as Mother Kevin J. Wilson as Father Melina Bernecker as Myrtle Glynis Angell as Isabel Mark Morrison as Bruddie Frame (child) Sarah Llewellyn as June Frame (child) Natasha Gray as Leslie Brenda Kendall as Miss Botting Martyn Sanderson as Frank Sargeson 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 Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics (UCC) (1992): Grand Prix Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) (1992): CFCA Award: Best Foreign Language Film Independent Spirit Awards (1992) Best Foreign Film: Jane Campion