An Angel at My Table

An Angel at My Table
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJane Campion
Screenplay byLaura Jones
Based onTo the Is-Land (1982)
An Angel at My Table (1984)
The Envoy from Mirror City (1984)
by Janet Frame
Produced byJohn Maynard
Bridget Ikin
StarringKerry Fox
CinematographyStuart Dryburgh
Edited byVeronika Jenet
Music byDon McGlashan
Production
companies
Distributed bySharmill Films (Australia)
Artificial Eye (United Kingdom)
Release dates
  • 5 September 1990 (1990-09-05) (Venice Film Festival)
  • 20 September 1990 (1990-09-20) (Australia)
Running time
158 minutes
CountriesNew Zealand
Australia
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box officeNZ$569,000 (New Zealand)
$1,054,638 (US and Canada)

An Angel at My Table is a 1990 biographical drama film directed by Jane Campion. The film is based on Janet Frame's three autobiographies, To the Is-Land (1982), An Angel at My Table (1984), and The Envoy from Mirror City (1984). The film was very well received. It won awards at the New Zealand Film and Television awards, the Toronto International Film Festival, and second prize at the Venice Film Festival.