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An Angel at My Table is 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 actresses who portray Frame at different stages of her life: Alexia Keogh (child), Karen Fergusson (teenager), and Kerry Fox (adult).
In the 1980s Frame authored three volumes of autobiography (To the Is-land, An Angel at my Table and The Envoy from Mirror City) which collectively traced the course of her life to her return to New Zealand in 1963. [8] The Australian novelist Patrick White described the first two volumes as "amongst the wonders of the world". [36]
Campion is also known for directing the films An Angel at My Table (1990), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), Holy Smoke! (1998), and Bright Star (2009). She also co-created the television series Top of the Lake (2013) and received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
An Angel at My Table (1990) – biographical drama film depicting a dramatization of the autobiographies of New Zealand author Janet Frame – following from when she grows up in a poor family, through her years in a mental institution, and into her writing years after her release [6]
Holy Smoke! is a 1999 independent romantic comedy drama film directed by Jane Campion, and starring Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel.The plot follows an American exit counselor (Keitel) who attempts to deprogram a young Australian woman (Winslet) who has been indoctrinated into a new age cult in India.
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Kerry Lauren Fox [1] (born 30 July 1966) is a New Zealand actress. [2] She came to prominence playing author Janet Frame in the movie An Angel at My Table directed by Jane Campion, [2] which gained her a Best Actress Award from the New Zealand Film and Television Awards.