An Angel at My Table

7.0
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 158 min
  • Premiere: 1990. September 20.

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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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

Edith Campion

Miss Lindsay

Mark Morrison

Bruddie Frame as child

Mark Thomson

Billy Delaware

Brenda Kendall

Miss Botting

Paul Moffat

Dis McIvor

Blair Hutchison

Bully Boy

David McAuslan

Bully Boy

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

Caroline Somerville

Poppy as teen

Lilian Enting

Miss Crowe

Fiona Brown

Shirley

Maureen Duffy

Miss Farnie

Melanie Reid

Melanie

Susan McGregor

June Frame as teen

Erin Mills

Katherine

Natalie Ellis

Aunt Isy

Eddie Hegan

Uncle George

Colin McColl

John Forrest

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

David Stott

Doctor

Jim Rawdon

Wilson

Peter Brunt

Dr. Burt

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

Julia Calvo

Spanish woman on train

Carlos Martínez

Spanish Official

Maria Matias

Spanish woman

Paula Sánchez

Francesca

Timothy Smith

Edwin Mather

William Brandt

Bernhard

Gerald Bryan

Dr. Cawley

Billie Atkinson

Mrs. Morgan

Peter Dennett

Mark Goulden

David McKenzie

Alan Sillitoe

Eleanor Wragge

Ruth Sillitoe

Caroline Flint

Mrs. Goulden

Ruth Dudding

School Teacher

Paul Norell

Bohemian

Art

Meryl Cronin

Set Dresser

Grant Major

Production Design

Camera

Stuart Dryburgh

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Glenys Jackson

Costume Design

Directing

Jane Campion

Director

Lynn-Maree Danzey

Script Supervisor

Editing

Production

Diana Rowan

Casting

Bridget Ikin

Producer

John Maynard

Co-Producer

Sound

Don McGlashan

Original Music Composer

Writing

Janet Frame

Original Story

Laura Jones

Screenplay