List of the best Jane Campion movies: An Angel at My Table(1990), Bright Star(2009), The Portrait of a Lady(1996), Two Friends(1986) ... ...
Biography
New Zealand|Australia|UK|USA
1990
158 Minutes
Director
Kerry Fox Alexia Keogh Karen Fergusson Iris Churn Kevin J. Wilson Melina Bernecker Glynis Angell Sarah Smuts-Kennedy Colin McColl Martyn Sanderson David Letch
writer mother father brother sister emotional moving new zealand household mental institution writers mental illness family janet frame depression growing up discovery underdog 1980s
Janet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Explore Janet's discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim.
Romance, Drama
UK|Australia|France
2009
119 Minutes
Director
Abbie Cornish Ben Whishaw Paul Schneider Kerry Fox Edie Martin Thomas Brodie-Sangster Claudie Blakley Gerard Monaco Antonia Campbell Hughes
john keats love interest friend father mother doctor somber emotional hampstead, england apartment family home love poetry illness class distinctions love 1820s
The three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life.
Drama
UK|USA
1996
144 Minutes
Director
Nicole Kidman John Malkovich Barbara Hershey Mary-Louise Parker Shelley Winters Shelley Duvall
feminist cousin suitor art expert cynic uncle intense sultry spirited manor london europe café apartment women's rights culture friendship wealth american tourists love
An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.
Drama
1986
76 Minutes
Director
Emma Coles Kris Bidenko Kris McQuade Stephen Leeder Debra May Peter Hehir Tony Barry Kerry Dwyer Arthur Faynes Kim Antonios Denise Roberts
teen girl friend mother boyfriend father sad profound sydney beach school house friendship mother/daughter relationship adolescence family coming of age divorce growing up transformation 1980s
Two Australian teenage girls (Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko) go from best friends to ex-friends in a year.