An Angel at My Table (1990)
2h 38m
Running Time
September 20, 1990Release Date
An Angel at My Table (1990)
2h 38m
Running Time
September 20, 1990Release Date
Network & Production Companies




Plot.
Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.
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Cast & Crew.

Kerry Fox
Janet Frame

Alexia Keogh
Janet Frame as a child

Karen Fergusson
Janet Frame as a teenager

Iris Churn
Mother

Jessie Mune
Janet Frame as a baby

Kevin J. Wilson
Father

Edith Campion
Miss Lindsay

Francesca Collins
Baby Jane

Melina Bernecker
Myrtle

Mark Morrison
Bruddie Frame as child

Katherine Murray-Cowper
Young Isabel

Mark Thomson
Billy Delaware

Brenda Kendall
Miss Botting

Paul Moffat
Dis McIvor

Blair Hutchison
Bully Boy

David McAuslan
Bully Boy

Ailene Herring
Teacher

Faye Flegg
Doctor

Carla Hedgeman
Young Poppy

Timothy Bartlett
Gussy Dymock

Richard Mills
Talent Scout

Sassy Acorn
Audition girl

Tony Creamer
Audition boy

Hamish McFarlane
Avril Luxon

Geoff Barlow
Headmaster

Samantha Townsley
Teenage Isabel

Sarah Llewellyn
June Frame as Child

Christopher Lawrence
Bruddie Frame as Teen

Fiona Kay
Marguerite

Brian Flegg
Doctor

Eileen Clarke
Neighbor

Margaret Gordon
Neighbor

Caroline Somerville
Poppy as teen

Lilian Enting
Miss Crowe

Fiona Brown
Shirley

Maureen Duffy
Miss Farnie

Karla Smith
Sybil

Willa O'Neill
Edith

Fritha Stalker
Bridget

Melanie Reid
Melanie

Natasha Gray
Lesley

Kelly Stewart
Rose

Andrew Robertt
Bruddie

Glynis Angell
Isabel

Susan McGregor
June Frame as teen

Erin Mills
Katherine

Virginia Brocklehurst
Rona

Natalie Ellis
Aunt Isy

Eddie Hegan
Uncle George

Sarah Smuts-Kennedy
June

Colin McColl
John Forrest

Erin Dorricott
Eunice

Francene Clark
Mary

Doreen Donnell
Teacher

Alistair Douglas
Headmaster

Rod Collison
Mr. Niles

Harry Lavington
Head of Psychology

Sheryl Stewart
Nurse Maitland

Cushla Ashton
Borstal Girl

Jacqueline O'Rourke
Borstal girl

Joy Trow
Woman on platform

June Shane
Neighbor

Annabel Lomas
Mrs. Chandler

Ann Coc-Kroft
Nurse

David Stott
Doctor

Elizabeth McRae
Nurse

Jim Rawdon
Wilson

Peter Brunt
Dr. Burt

Celia Nicholson
Piona

Peter Needham
Dr. Palmer

Joshua Cole
June and Wilson's Child

Ian Hendl
June and Wilson's Child

Martyn Sanderson
Frank Sargeson

Jessica Wilcox
Kay Stead

Mark Clare
Karl Stead

Helene Anderson
Norwegian Woman

Joan Foster
Hotel Manageress

David Letch
Patrick

Robert Jayne
Ben

Sharon Marsden
Katie

Collette Cooper
Bohemian

Julia Calvo
Spanish woman on train

Carlos Martínez
Spanish Official

Maria Matias
Spanish woman

Michael Harry
Colin

Maria Mercedes Moroto
Catalina

Paula Sánchez
Francesca

Timothy Smith
Edwin Mather

Alison Bruce
Dora

William Brandt
Bernhard

Gwyneth Hugues
Matron

Gerald Bryan
Dr. Cawley

Billie Atkinson
Mrs. Morgan

Peter Dennett
Mark Goulden

David McKenzie
Alan Sillitoe

Eleanor Wragge
Ruth Sillitoe

Caroline Flint
Mrs. Goulden

Rachel Hernandez
Columba

Patrick Griffiths
Reporter

Tiffany de Castro
Actress

Ruth Dudding
School Teacher

Paul Norell
Bohemian

Jane Campion
Director

Janet Frame
Original Story

Meryl Cronin
Set Dresser

Laura Jones
Screenplay

Stuart Dryburgh
Director of Photography

Veronika Jenet
Editor

Diana Rowan
Casting

Grant Major
Production Design

Glenys Jackson
Costume Design

Don McGlashan
Original Music Composer
Media.












Details.
Release DateSeptember 20, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 38m
Filming LocationsNew Zealand
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
new zealand
insane asylum
insanity
teacher
author
mental institution
based on memoir or autobiography
woman director
Wiki.
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.
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