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New Line Home Entertainment
Directed by: Jane Campion
With An Angel at My Table, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Jane Campion brings to the screen the harrowing true-life story of Janet Frame, New Zealand’s most distinguished author. The film follows Frame along her inspiring journey, from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, international literary fame. Beautifully capturing the color and power of the New Zealand landscape, the film earned Campion a sweep of her country’s film awards and the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
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Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Documentary, Deleted Scenes, Audio Interview, Theatrical Trailer, Gallery, Booklet
- Audio commentary featuring Jane Campion, Stuart Dryburgh, and actress Kerry Fox
- A 10-minute documentary about the making of An Angel at My Table
- Six deleted scenes
- My Say, an audio interview with Janet Frame from 1983
- Original theatrical trailer
- Stills gallery
- A 40-page booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Amy Taubin and excerpts from Frame’s autobiography, on which Campion based her film
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Release Credits
Producer: Kim Hendrickson
Artwork: Eric Skillman
Release Notes on Restoration
An Angel at My Table
An Angel at My Table is presented here in the filmmaker’s preferred aspect ratio of 1.78:1. ON standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On widescreen televisions, the image should fill the screen. Director of photography Stuart Drysburgh supervised this new high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from the 35mm blow-up interpositive. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of materials included.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 track was mastered at 24-bit from the original 24 multitrack masters, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 track was mastered at 24-bit from the original 24 multitrack masters, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.