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Plot Summary
With An Angel at My Table, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Jane Campion brings to the screen the harrowing 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, international literary fame. Beautifully capturing the color and power of the New Zealand landscape, the film earned Campion a sweep of her country’s film awards and the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
93%- Reviews Counted: 15
- Fresh: 14
- Rotten: 1
- Average Rating: 7.5/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Campion's knack for solitary yet paradoxically epic scope nibbles off Laura Jones's bite-sized scene-sketches of loneliness and makes entire meals of them.
Customer Reviews
Beautiful
One of my favorite movies of all time.
Excellent Movie.
This movie will break your heart but will also uplift you. Such a touching true story of a writer, a family, mental illness and triumph. I watched this film as a college student in my 20's twenties and again in my 40's, I still love it.
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