An Angel at My Table

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An Angel at My Table
Directed by Jane Campion
Produced by Grant Major
Bridget Ikin
Written by Janet Frame,
Laura Jones
Starring Kerry Fox,
Alexia Keogh,
Karen Fergusson,
Iris Churn,
Jessie Mune,
Kevin J. Wilson,
Francesca Collins,
Melina Bernecker,
Mark Morrison,
Karla Smith,
Sarah Llewellyn
Distributed by Fine Line Features
Release date(s) 1990
Running time 158 min.
Language English
Budget $Unknown
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An Angel at My Table is a 1990 New Zealand film directed by Jane Campion.

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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).

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It was the first film from New Zealand to be screened at the Venice Film Festival, where it was awarded the Grand 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 also introduced a broader audience to Frame's writing.

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"Angel At My Table" is also the name of a song by Irish rock group The Frames (however the band's name does not refer to Janet Frame).

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