Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
The story
Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.
- insanity
- new zealand
- insane asylum
- teacher
- mental institution
- author
- based on memoir or autobiography
- woman director
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Kerry Fox
Janet Frame
Alexia Keogh
Janet Frame as a child
Karen Fergusson
Janet Frame as a teenager
Iris Churn
Mother
- Jessie Mune — Janet Frame as a baby
- Kevin J. Wilson — Father
- Edith Campion — Miss Lindsay
- Francesca Collins — Baby Jane
- Melina Bernecker — Myrtle
- Mark Morrison — Bruddie Frame as child
- Katherine Murray-Cowper — Young Isabel
- Mark Thomson — Billy Delaware
- Brenda Kendall — Miss Botting
- Paul Moffat — Dis McIvor
- Blair Hutchison — Bully Boy
- Directed
- Jane Campion
- Written
- Laura Jones
Production
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 · 190 ratings
- Studio
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Television New Zealand, Hibiscus Films, Film4 Productions
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