An Angel at My Table

An Angel at My Table (1990)

Based on the autobiographies of Janet Frame

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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  • Release Date: 1990-09-20
  • Runtime: 2h 38min
  • Director: Jane Campion

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    Cast

    • 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

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