In 1920s and 1930s New Zealand, Janet Frame grows up in a poor family with lots of brothers and sisters. Already at an early age she is different from the other kids. She gets an education as a teacher but since she is considered abnormal she stays at a mental institution for eight years.
"An Angel at My Table" was the first film from New Zealand to be screened at the Venice Film Festival, where it received multiple standing ovations and was awarded the Grand Special Jury Prize despite evoking yells of protest that it did not win The Golden Lion. I respect that this was the film that really got New Zealand on the film map, but beyond that...
At no point did I care for the heroine. I feel like they exaggerated the main character's hair and appearance to the point where it was humorous and just not believable. I don't know Janet Frame, but nothing about this film made me want to go out and read her books.
"An Angel at My Table" was the first film from New Zealand to be screened at the Venice Film Festival, where it received multiple standing ovations and was awarded the Grand Special Jury Prize despite evoking yells of protest that it did not win The Golden Lion. I respect that this was the film that really got New Zealand on the film map, but beyond that...
At no point did I care for the heroine. I feel like they exaggerated the main character's hair and appearance to the point where it was humorous and just not believable. I don't know Janet Frame, but nothing about this film made me want to go out and read her books.