Un angelo alla mia tavola (1990)
Il film ripercorre la vita tormentata della celebre scrittrice neozelandese Janet Frame, seguendo la sua evoluzione attraverso tre fasi distinte. Dalla timida infanzia vissuta in una famiglia numerosa e povera, segnata da tragici lutti, si passa all’adolescenza e alla giovinezza segnate da una profonda inettitudine sociale. Scambiata per schizofrenica, Janet trascorre otto anni in ospedali psichiatrici subendo centinaia di elettroshock, rischiando una lobotomia evitata solo grazie al successo letterario dei suoi primi racconti. Il viaggio prosegue infine verso l’Europa, dove la donna cercherà finalmente di trovare la propria voce e un senso di appartenenza.
Direttore:
Jane Campion
Scrittore:
Laura Jones
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Kerry Fox as Janet Frame |
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Alexia Keogh as Janet Frame as a child |
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Karen Fergusson as Janet Frame as a teenager |
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Iris Churn as Mother |
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Jessie Mune as Janet Frame as a baby |
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Kevin J. Wilson as Father |
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Edith Campion as Miss Lindsay |
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Francesca Collins as Baby Jane |
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Melina Bernecker as Myrtle |
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Mark Morrison as Bruddie Frame as child |
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Katherine Murray-Cowper as Young Isabel |
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Mark Thomson as Billy Delaware |
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Brenda Kendall as Miss Botting |
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Paul Moffat as Dis McIvor |
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Blair Hutchison as Bully Boy |
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David McAuslan as Bully Boy |
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Ailene Herring as Teacher |
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Faye Flegg as Doctor |
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Carla Hedgeman as Young Poppy |
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Timothy Bartlett as Gussy Dymock |
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Richard Mills as Talent Scout |
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Sassy Acorn as Audition girl |
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Tony Creamer as Audition boy |
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Hamish McFarlane as Avril Luxon |
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Geoff Barlow as Headmaster |
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Samantha Townsley as Teenage Isabel |
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Sarah Llewellyn as June Frame as Child |
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Christopher Lawrence as Bruddie Frame as Teen |
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Fiona Kay as Marguerite |
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Brian Flegg as Doctor |
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Eileen Clarke as Neighbor |
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Margaret Gordon as Neighbor |
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Caroline Somerville as Poppy as teen |
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Lilian Enting as Miss Crowe |
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Fiona Brown as Shirley |
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Maureen Duffy as Miss Farnie |
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Karla Smith as Sybil |
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Willa O'Neill as Edith |
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Fritha Stalker as Bridget |
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Melanie Reid as Melanie |
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Natasha Gray as Lesley |
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Kelly Stewart as Rose |
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Andrew Robertt as Bruddie |
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Glynis Angell as Isabel |
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Susan McGregor as June Frame as teen |
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Erin Mills as Katherine |
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Virginia Brocklehurst as Rona |
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Natalie Ellis as Aunt Isy |
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Eddie Hegan as Uncle George |
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Sarah Smuts-Kennedy as June |
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Colin McColl as John Forrest |
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Erin Dorricott as Eunice |
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Francene Clark as Mary |
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Doreen Donnell as Teacher |
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Alistair Douglas as Headmaster |
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Rod Collison as Mr. Niles |
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Harry Lavington as Head of Psychology |
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Sheryl Stewart as Nurse Maitland |
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Cushla Ashton as Borstal Girl |
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Jacqueline O'Rourke as Borstal girl |
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Joy Trow as Woman on platform |
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June Shane as Neighbor |
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Annabel Lomas as Mrs. Chandler |
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Ann Coc-Kroft as Nurse |
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David Stott as Doctor |
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Elizabeth McRae as Nurse |
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Jim Rawdon as Wilson |
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Peter Brunt as Dr. Burt |
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Celia Nicholson as Piona |
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Peter Needham as Dr. Palmer |
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Joshua Cole as June and Wilson's Child |
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Ian Hendl as June and Wilson's Child |
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Martyn Sanderson as Frank Sargeson |
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Jessica Wilcox as Kay Stead |
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Mark Clare as Karl Stead |
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Helene Anderson as Norwegian Woman |
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Joan Foster as Hotel Manageress |
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David Letch as Patrick |
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Robert Jayne as Ben |
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Sharon Marsden as Katie |
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Collette Cooper as Bohemian |
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Julia Calvo as Spanish woman on train |
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Carlos Martínez as Spanish Official |
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Maria Matias as Spanish woman |
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Michael Harry as Colin |
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Maria Mercedes Moroto as Catalina |
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Paula Sánchez as Francesca |
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Timothy Smith as Edwin Mather |
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Alison Bruce as Dora |
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William Brandt as Bernhard |
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Gwyneth Hugues as Matron |
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Gerald Bryan as Dr. Cawley |
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Billie Atkinson as Mrs. Morgan |
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Peter Dennett as Mark Goulden |
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David McKenzie as Alan Sillitoe |
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Eleanor Wragge as Ruth Sillitoe |
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Caroline Flint as Mrs. Goulden |
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Rachel Hernandez as Columba |
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Patrick Griffiths as Reporter |
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Tiffany de Castro as Actress |
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Ruth Dudding as School Teacher |
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Paul Norell as Bohemian |
| Directing | Jane Campion | Director |
| Writing | Janet Frame | Original Story |
| Art | Meryl Cronin | Set Dresser |
| Production | Diana Rowan | Casting |
| Sound | Don McGlashan | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Bridget Ikin | Producer |
| Editing | Veronika Jenet | Editor |
| Directing | Lynn-Maree Danzey | Script Supervisor |
| Production | John Maynard | Co-Producer |
| Art | Grant Major | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Glenys Jackson | Costume Design |
| Writing | Laura Jones | Screenplay |
| Camera | Stuart Dryburgh | Director of Photography |