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VHS : An Angel At My Table [1990]
starring: Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson, Iris Churn, Jessie Mune
directed by: Jane Campion
directed by: Jane Campion
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Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 5021866100227 Format: PAL Label: Artificial Eye Manufacturer: Artificial Eye Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Artificial Eye Release Date: July 19, 1991 Running Time: 151 minutes Sales Rank: 5658 Studio: Artificial Eye Theatrical Release Date: 1990 |
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.co.uk Review:
Originally produced as a three-part miniseries for New Zealand television, this extraordinary film is based on the life of Janet Frame, an introverted, sensitive girl who was later misdiagnosed as schizophrenic and spent eight years in a psychiatric hospital. She would later become one of New Zealand's most celebrated poets and novelists, publishing her first books while she was still confined to a mental ward. She had endured over 200 electroshock treatments and had almost been lobotomized by careless physicians who took no time to understand that she was merely awkward and shy and suffered from little more than routine depression. From a solid screenplayby Laura Jones, director Jane Campion (The Piano) tells this story without soapy melodrama but rather as anexploration of a challenged creative spirit--a journey into a writer's mind, exploring the power of imagination as a mechanism of survival and self-defense. Three talented actors play Janet Frame at different ages throughout the film, with Kerry Fox giving a powerful performance as the young-adult Janet, whose own skill and creative tenacity would prove to be her salvation. Frightening, harrowing and ultimately a source of humanistic enlightenment, An Angel at My Table (titled after Frame's autobiography) is a film you won't soon forget.--Jeff Shannon
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- An interesting film with superb sceneryThis is an enjoyable film. It has the beautiful scenery of New Zealand along with the harsh realities of how incommpassionate humans can be towards each other. It shows how adversity can triumph eventually. The three actresses who take the lead role in the various periods of Janet's life in this trilogy are excellant. The film is worth watching, but can seem "drawn out" at times; overcome that, and you have a good film.
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- Angels delightAn amazing film, which I had seen before viewed on tv in new zealand many years ago and was instantly compelled to add it to my collection once seeing it available on amazon. It is a film about one of new zealand's most famous writers, and the making of her, and her life. She had a most interesting, tragic life, and this film directed by jane campion gives you a feeling of being there, and almost going through what she did. It has amazing scenery and I can honestly say that it is very true to ... Read More
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