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An Angel at My Table
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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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who value quietly observed literary biographies about artistic identity, social alienation, and hard-won personal freedom.
- Tone
- melancholic, contemplative, bittersweet
- Payoff
- inspiration, reflection
- Pacing
- meditative
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- episodic
- Themes
- creativity, poverty, grief, mental illness stigma, self-discovery
- Setting
- mid-twentieth-century, impoverished New Zealand homes, schools and institutions
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