Kevin J. Wilson

Director Jane Campion's biography explores the life of New Zealand author Janet Frame. Frame endures a socially painful transition into adolescence, plagued by family tragedies. But after spending years of her adulthood trapped in a mental facility while misdiagnosed a schizophrenic, she finds strength and eventual success in her writing.

Luella's intense sexuality and seductive presence fatally threatens Christian who, like most of the men in town, falls under Luella's spell.