Summary:
New Zealand poet Janet Frame is the subject of Jane Campion's biographical drama, which presents a poetically evocative look at the authoress' turbulent life. The film begins with a look at Frame's childhood, showing her as a bright but odd-looking, emotionally fragile young girl with a knack for writing. Frame faces great difficulty in adapting to the conventional rural life around h... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Kerry Fox - (Janet Frame)
Alexia Keogh - (Janet Frame, as a Child)
Karen Fergusson - (Janet Frame as a child)
Iris Churn - (Mother)
Glynis Angell - (Isabel Frame)
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Review:
Originally commissioned as a miniseries for New Zealand television, Jane Campion's sophomore directorial effort is a sprawling adaptation of the memoirs of author and poet Janet Frame, whose budding talents as a young writer were squelched by her community's -- and at times, even her own -- conviction that she be institutionalized. The film is ... Continue >>

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