An angel at my table [videorecording] : a trilogy / New Line Cinema Corporation ; Fine Line Features ; produced by Hibiscus Films Ltd. in association with the New Zealand Film Commission, Television New Zealand Ltd., Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Channel 4 ; screenplay, Laura Jones ; produced by Bridget Ikin ; directed by Jane Campion.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Edition:
Special ed.
Publisher:
New Line Home Entertainment, New Line Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
c2005
Description:
1 videodisc (158 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (35, [2] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Based on the autobiographies of Janet Frame. Originally broadcast on television in 1990. Special features: new high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary featuring Campion and Dryburgh; a documentary about the making; theatrical trailer; audio interview with Janet Frame, from 1983; photo gallery; a new essay by film critic Amy Taubin and reprinted excerpts from Frame's autobiography, which formed the basis of the film. Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson, Iris Churn, Kevin J. Wilson.
Contents:
Pt. I. To the Is-Land. -- Pt. II. An Angel at my table. -- Pt. III. The Envoy from mirror city.
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.