An Angel at My Table (1991)

158 min · Biographical picture, Drama, biographical film, drama film

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Directors

Jane Campion

Cast

Kerry Fox, Kevin J. Wilson, Iris Churn, Karen Fergusson, Melina Bernecker

The story

Janet Frame is born in New Zealand's South Island. During her youth, she develops an affinity for literature, writing poetry and reading Grimms' Fairy Tales. She graduates from primary school and goes to her local athenaeum.

Catalogue themes and tags

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Autobiography, Autorin, Book, Childhood, College, Elektrischer Schock, Female Nudity, Frauen, Heilung, High School Komödie, Insanity, Life Story, Madhouse, Mädchen mit langen schwarzen Haaren, New Zealand, Poem, Poet, Red Hair, Schulmädchen, Sister, Strenger Lehrer, Strong Woman, Toothache, Universität

Genres

Biographical picture, Drama, biographical film, drama film

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