Released Date:
1990-09-20
Languages:
English, Spanish
Countries:
New Zealand, Australia, UK
Runtime:
158 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
7.6 (4703 Reviews)
Director:
Jane CampionJanet Frame (autobiographical books "To the Is-Land"
"An Angel at My Table" and "The Envoy from Mirror City")
Laura Jones (screenplay)
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. Success comes when she starts to write novels.
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