Saint Frances

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Movie
Original title Saint Frances
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2019
length 106 minutes
Rod
Director Alex Thompson
script Kelly O'Sullivan
production James Choi
music Quinn Tsan
camera Nate Hurtsellers
occupation

Saint Frances is a tragic comedy directed by Alex Thompson that premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2019 .

action

Bridget, 34, has not yet achieved her goal of becoming a respected writer despite studying literature. She has no partner, has no career, and is pretty aimless. To her mother's annoyance, Bridget works as a waitress. When she accidentally becomes pregnant, she has an abortion. One day, Bridget is offered the job of nanny for six-year-old Frances for the summer by Maya and Annie, a lesbian couple consisting of an African American and a Latina.

The men who play a role in Bridget's life are very diverse. Eight years younger than Jace, whom she met at a party and who made her pregnant, is friendly and understanding. The other, Frances' guitar teacher Isaac, is totally macho.

production

The film title Saint Frances refers to Francis of Assisi , who orientated himself to Jesus in his life, and the question from the Sermon on the Mount What do you see the splinter in your brother's eye, but you don't see the beam in your own eye? It is in Saint Frances to the directorial debut of Alex Thompson in a feature film. His life partner Kelly O'Sullivan , who also stars the young writer Bridget, wrote the screenplay for the tragic comedy . Thompson had met O'Sullivan during a theater reading. The child actress Ramona Edith Williams can be seen in the title role of Frances. Charin Alvarez and Lily Mojekwu play their mothers Maya and Annie, a lesbian couple made up of an African American and a Latina who are about to give birth to their second child. Max Lipchitz and Jim True-Frost play Jace and Isaac, the two men in Bridget's life.

A first screening took place on March 11, 2019 at the South by Southwest Film Festival . The Oscilloscope Laboratories later acquired the rights to the film. The first trailer was presented in January 2020. In late June 2020 it was also shown online at the Edinburgh International Film Festival . At the end of August 2020, the film was presented in competition at the Molodist International Film Festival , which took place in a hybrid version.

reception

Reviews

So far, the film has won over 99 percent of all Rotten Tomatoes critics and received an average rating of 8.1 out of a possible 10 points

Kate Erbland from IndieWire writes that Ramona Edith Williams is an absolute star in the title role of "precocious child" Frances.

Awards (selection)

Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2019

Molodist International Film Festival 2020

  • Nomination in the competition

São Paulo International Film Festival 2019

  • Nomination for Best Film in the New Directors Competition (Alex Thompson)

South by Southwest Film Festival 2019

  • Honored with the Special Jury Award (Breakthrough Voice) - Narrative Feature (Alex Thompson)
  • Audience Award - Narrative Feature (Alex Thompson)
  • Nomination for the Grand Jury Award - Narrative Feature (Alex Thompson)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Kate Erbland: 'Saint Frances' Review: Millennial Disaffection Has a Fresh New Voice. In: indiewire.com, February 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ https://www.kino-zeit.de/film-kritiken-trailer-streaming/saint-frances-2019
  3. ↑ Nanny dearest: Kelly O'Sullivan on her prizewinning film Saint Frances. In: Financial Times, July 2, 2020.
  4. ↑ Richard Roeper: 'Saint Frances': A Chicago film star is born in locally made indie. In: chicago.suntimes.com, April 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ James Mottram: Saint Frances star Kelly O'Sullivan: 'A female body is messy - but we've had to keep it invisible'. In: inews.co.uk, July 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ https://www.kino-zeit.de/film-kritiken-trailer-streaming/saint-frances-2019
  7. ↑ Dave McNary: Film News Roundup: SXSW Winner 'Saint Frances' Bought by Oscilloscope. In: Variety, August 14, 2019.
  8. ↑ Ryan Lattanzio: 'Saint Frances' Trailer: SXSW-Winning Comedy Confronts the Messiness of Womanhood Head-On. In: indiewire.com, January 16, 2020.
  9. ↑ #EdFilmFestAtHome. In: edfilmfest.org.uk. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  10. ↑ a b 150 films: International film festival "Molodist" announced the program. In: cinema.in.ua, August 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ Saint Frances. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Accessed July 30, 2020.
  12. ^ Neha Aziz: Alex Thompson Talks About His Dramedy Saint Frances - SXSW Filmmaker In Focus. In: sxsw.com, February 28, 2020.