Based on the autobiographies of Janet Frame
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.
Jane Campion
Director

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
Girl, Interrupted75%
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest84%
Shirley61%
Personal Velocity58%
Heavenly Creatures70%
Shutter Island81%
Suffragette71%
The Chronology of Water67%
The Railway Man68%
The Professor and the Madman71%
Cracks66%
Birdy71%
The Outrun68%
Requiem for a Dream80%
Stop-Loss61%
Hounddog64%
The Tale70%
The Magdalene Sisters74%
Peacock61%
Acrimony67%