DVD
An angel at my table : a film by Jane Campion
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Director-approved special ed.; wide screen version.
Languages
In English ; Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson, Iris Churn, Kevin J. Wilson.
Publication Information
[Irvington, New York] : Criterion collection, c2005.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (158 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 p.)
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Summary
The true-life story of Janet Frame, New Zealand's most distinguished author. The film follows Frame along her inspiring journey, from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, literary fame.
Notes
Based on the autobiographies of Janet Frame.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Special features: new high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary featuring Jane Campion, Stuart Dryburgh and Kerry Fox; a documentary about the making; theatrical trailer; "My Say", an audio interview with Janet Frame from 1983; deleted scenes; stills gallery; a new essay by film critic Amy Taubin and reprinted excerpts from Frame's autobiography.
Contents
- Part 1. To the Is-Land.
- An Angel at my table.
- The Envoy from mirror city.