Screening times:
Saturday, July 12, 8:30 PM

Jane Campion | New Zealand, Australia, UK | 1990 | 158m

With An Angel at My Table, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Jane Campion brought to the screen the harrowing autobiography of Janet Frame, New Zealand’s most distinguished author.

Three actors in turn take on the lead role (including Kerry Fox in a marvelous performance as the adult Frame), as the film describes a journey from an impoverished childhood marked by tragedy to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia resulting in electroshock therapy and a narrowly escaped lobotomy to, finally, international literary fame.

Unobtrusively capturing the beauty and power of the New Zealand landscape while maintaining the film’s focus on the figure at its center, Campion broke new ground for female filmmakers everywhere and earned a sweep of her country’s film awards, along with the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.

"“An Angel at My Table” is told with a clarity and simplicity that is quietly but completely absorbing. Yes, it is visually beautiful, and, yes, it is well-acted, but it doesn’t call attention to its qualities. It tells its story calmly and with great attention to human detail and, watching it, I found myself drawn in with a rare intensity." - Roger Ebert (writing in 1991), RogerEbert.com

Winner: Grand Special Jury Prize, Little Golden Lion - Venice Film Festival, 1990
Winner: Best Foreign Language Film - Chicago Film Critics Association Award, 1992
Winner: Best Foreign Film - Independent Spirit Awards, 1992
Winner: Best Film, Best Director, Best Performance, Best Screenplay - New Zealand Film and TV Awards, 1990
Winner: International Critics Award - Toronto International Film Festival, 1990
Winner: Best Film, Best Actor - Valladolid International Film Festival, 1990

Tickets $12 ($11.40 cash at the door if available). Prices include HST and online booking fees where applicable.