An Angel at My Table (Max) is an award-winning 1990 biographical drama film directed by Jane Campion. The film is based on Janet Frame's autobiographies and and is divided into three parts. It follows Frame beginning with her years growing up in a poor family, through her years in a mental institution, and into her writing years afterwards. I tend to avoid films based on true stories, but for some reason I watched this one. It's one of those movies I wish I'd seen years earlier. That said, her life was horrifying, and this film is hard to watch. There were times I cried and some times I had to look awawy. I'm glad it ended well for her, but what it took for her to get there will break your heart.
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...I missed this one.
ReplyDeleteMe, too, though I was familiar with the author.
DeleteI don't know this film nor Janet Frame, but I am curious.
ReplyDeleteIt's worth watching.
DeleteMaybe an option for my Super Bowl watch
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DeleteI am drawn to documentaries and movies based on real stories. That makes them more interesting to me, actually, because they are real...or close to it. I will definitely watch this one. Just finished the first Dune movie but wasn't sure of how close the movie was to the book because I read it so very long ago. I may even have still been in high school? I am as impressed by people who make up whole worlds as I am by real life stories--lol! :)
ReplyDeleteDune has certainly inspired a lot of adaptations, but like you it's been so long I can't tell how close they are to the book.
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