Frances
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Review Sentiment
Frances erupts violently against her controlling mother Lillian
Frances is involuntarily lobotomized before gaining release
The film plunges from Frances's triumphant Seattle homecoming confrontation (8.2) to her devastating institutionalization and abuse (2.4), a massive drop of nearly 6 points as her defiance leads to complete destruction.
Frances follows a tragic arc that mirrors its protagonist's life, starting with moderate praise for Lange's powerful portrayal of early defiance, peaking during Frances's explosive confrontation with her mother, then descending into some of cinema's most brutal institutional horror sequences. While critics universally praise Jessica Lange's transformative performance as magnificent and mesmerizing, many find the film's relentless brutality overwhelming and question its patchwork script and directorial choices.
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Jessica Lange
Frances Farmer
Sam Shepard
Harry York
Kim Stanley
Lillian Farmer
Bart Burns
Ernest Farmer
Christopher Pennock
Dick Steele
James Karen
Juge Hillier
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Médecin spécialiste de la lobotomie
Sarah Cunningham
Alma Styles
Allan Rich
Mr. Bebe
Woodrow Parfrey
Docteur Doyle
Jack Riley
Bob Barnes
Darrell Larson
Louella's Spy
Jordan Charney
Harold Clurman
John Randolph
Kindly Judge
Keone Young
Docteur chinois
Bonnie Bartlett
Styliste de studio
Jeffrey DeMunn
Clifford Odets
Lane Smith
Docteur Symington
Jonathan Banks
Hitchhiker
James Brodhead
Desk Sergeant
Crew
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