Frances (film)
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German title | Frances |
Original title | Frances |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1982 |
length | 140 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Graeme Clifford |
script | Eric Bergren , Christopher De Vore , Nicholas Kazan |
production | Mel Brooks |
music | John Barry |
camera | László Kovács |
cut | John Wright |
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Frances is a film by the Australian director Graeme Clifford , shot in 1982 and tells the life story of the American actress Frances Farmer .
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From the point of view of reporter Harry York, the tragic story of the talented actress Frances Farmer is told. The film begins with the Great Depression and the young actress who is shaped into a Hollywood star by her mother, but struggles against it in order to find her own way. It is not only the tragic life story of the star Frances Farmer, which ultimately ends with the admission to psychiatric clinics, but also the difficult mother-daughter story that puts ambition over compassion. Actress Jessica Lange achieved her breakthrough with this film .
Reviews
- Lexicon of international film : a demanding study, […] carefully staged; especially impressive is the performance of the leading actress.
- Prisma Online: An impressively played portrait of Hollywood actress Frances Farmer, who was a sought-after star in the 1930s. Graeme Clifford did a brilliant study between fame and addiction.
Awards
Jessica Lange as Frances Farmer and Kim Stanley as her mother both received an Oscar and a Golden Globe nomination in 1983 .
Web links
- Frances in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frances. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 29, 2016 .