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Frances
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Frances is a 1982 American biographical drama film directed by Graeme Clifford and produced by Mel Brooks through EMI Films. The screenplay was written by Nicholas Kazan, with cinematography by László Kovács and music by John Barry. The cast includes Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley, Sam Shepard, and Jeffrey DeMunn. The film depicts characters including Frances Farmer, Clifford Odets, and Luther Adler.
The movie has a runtime of 140 minutes and was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix. It received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Academy Award for Best Actress. Critical assessments include a review score of 7.4/10 and 67%, an IMDb rating of 7.2, and a Metascore of 48. The film was rated R and has been assessed using the Bechdel test.
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6.9The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Cast
- Jessica Lange as Frances Farmer
- Sam Shepard as Harry York
- Kim Stanley as Lillian Farmer
- Bart Burns as Ernest Farmer
- Christopher Pennock as Dick Steele
- James Karen as Juge Hillier
Themes
- strong woman
- falsely accused
- insanity
- movie business
- feminism
- biography
- based on true story
- evil mother
- psychiatric hospital
- female protagonist
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
8,766 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
68%
Metacritic
48/100
- Year
- 1982
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 10 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Graeme Clifford
- Cast member
- Rick May
- Composer
- John Barry
- Producer
- Mel Brooks
- Cinematographer
- László Kovács
- Duration
- 140
- FilmAffinity ID
- 506473
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1983-08-26
- film editor
- John Wright
- title
- Frances
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- costume designer
- Patricia Norris
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Richard Sylbert
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 67%
- characters
- Luther Adler
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