Drama, History
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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Island
Twilight
Dear Frankie
Lemon
Not Farewell, Sweet Flesh
The Saragossa Manuscript
Amelia
A Year Ago in Winter
The Anarchist's Wife
Clara
The Class
Salt of This Sea
The Pearl Color
Joyless Street
Yoshiko & Yuriko
Girls of the Night
Bringing Out the Dead
Deep Impact
K-19: The Widowmaker
The War Game
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Island
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2014
A group of people gather for a family reunion in a house on an isolated island. They are waiting for the last person to join them, but as the evening arrives and he doesn’t arrive, a strange anxiety overwhelms them. The group dismantles and the family members wander away from the house separately, confronting the sea and an unspoken fear that slowly consumes them.Twilight
IMDB 6.3 | Nov , 2008
When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated cautions, Bella can't stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life.Dear Frankie
IMDB 7.1 | May , 2004
Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day...Lemon
IMDB 4.4 | Jan , 2017
Isaac has seen better days. His acting career is tanking, his blind girlfriend of 10 years plans to leave him, and his own family singles him out as a constant disappointment. Even as he takes a chance on new romance, he struggles to define his place in a world that has seemingly turned against him.Not Farewell, Sweet Flesh
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1989
Lovers from opposite worlds are forbidden to be together.The Saragossa Manuscript
IMDB 7.8 | Feb , 1966
During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather.Amelia
IMDB 5.7 | Oct , 2009
A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.A Year Ago in Winter
IMDB 6.2 | Nov , 2008
A renowned artist must uncover a young dancer's secrets in order to truly capture her likeness for a commissioned work.The Anarchist's Wife
IMDB 5.5 | Jun , 2008
Manuela is left behind when her husband Justo fights for his ideals against Franco's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. He is deported to a concentration camp, and upon his release, continues the fight against nationalism in the French resistance. Years pass without a word from him, but his wife never gives up hope of seeing him again.Clara
IMDB 4.9 | Nov , 2008
A look at the lives of 19th-century composers Clara and Robert Schumann.The Class
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2008
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.Salt of This Sea
IMDB 5.8 | Sep , 2008
Born in Brooklyn to Palestinian refugee parents, Soraya decides to journey to the country of her ancestry when she discovers that her grandfather's savings have been frozen in a Jaffa bank account since his 1948 exile. However, she soon finds that her simple plan is a complicated undertaking — one that takes her further from her comfort zone than she'd imagined.The Pearl Color
IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 2009
In the early 1930s, ten-year-old Alexander is determined to win his school's painting competition to impress his secret love, Lotte. By chance, he comes into possession of the glittering mother-of-pearl paint. However, its disappearance triggers a fierce battle between the A class and the B class.Joyless Street
IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 1925
In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.Yoshiko & Yuriko
IMDB 0.8 | Sep , 2011
Based on a true story, Yoshiko and Yuriko relates the journey and great love affair of Yoshiko, who was a renowned translator of Russian literature and drama, and Yuriko, who was a feminist novelist and great activist of the post-war democratic literature movement. Both have left huge marks on Japanese literary history. The two women shared a strong attraction to each other from their first meeting and enjoyed a powerful love affair. Yoshiko reveals that she's an out lesbian, whilst Yuriko is married (not altogether happily) to a well-known scholar - a situation she can't walk away from with ease.Girls of the Night
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1961
In the wake of the 1956 Prostitution Prevention Law, a young woman recently released from one of Japan's new rehabilitation centers struggles to build a new life.Bringing Out the Dead
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1999
Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.Deep Impact
IMDB 6.2 | May , 1998
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.K-19: The Widowmaker
IMDB 6.5 | Jul , 2002
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.The War Game
IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1963
Two boys quarrel over a toy pistol in an ever escalating game.