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Frankie Starlight (1995)
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22 November 1995 (USA)
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Sometimes the brightest star is the one that shines within. more
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This is a story of a man (Walker), suffering from dwarfism, who writes an autobiographical account of his life...
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A slight correction to my earlier comments.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Corban Walker | ... | Frank Bois |
 | Niall Toibin | ... | Handy Paige |
| Owen Roe | ... | Senior Customs Officer |
 | Gabriel Byrne | ... | Jack Kelly |
| Anne Parillaud | ... | Bernadette |
| Alan Devine | ... | Boy On Beach No. 1 |
| Edward Naessens | ... | Boy On Beach No. 2 |
| Laurent Mellet | ... | Boy On Beach No. 3 |
| Ulrich Funke | ... | German Officer |
| Guy Verame | ... | Interpretor |
| Christine Keane | ... | Mother Of Sick Child |
| Victoria Begeja | ... | Anne Marie Bois |
| Julian Negulesco | ... | Bernadette's Uncle |
| Jean-Claude Frissung | ... | Albert Bois (as Jean Claude Frissung) |
| Corine Blue | ... | Bernadette's Aunt |
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Rated R for language and some sexuality.
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101 min | Germany:100 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Features A Place in the Sun (1951)
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"Frankie Starlight" will delight most viewers, and those who love the stars, who appreciate their magic and mystery, will especially like this work. I've just begun to read the novel it's based on, "The Dork of Cork" by Chet Raymo. Neither the film nor the novel are based on a true story. They're fiction. So my comments about it being "true" -- are untrue. There's much "of truth" in the story -- but it must be appreciated for what it is. Corban Walker as Frankie gives an outstanding performance. And there's no question as to Walker's reality. I was correct in writing that "My Left Foot" was based on a true story. The error was linking these two films in memory too closely -- plus a little wishful thinking, perhaps. Readers' comments on another site about the novel "Dork of Cork" include some, evidently people from Cork or who have travelled there, who were disappointed more about Ireland or Cork wasn't in the book. I don't wish to similarly mis-direct people who like biographical films -- or "historical re-creations" -- to "Frankie Starlight." See it and enjoy it, as many will, as a grand, lyrical creation of art. Rewatching recently, I also realized the story was richer than I'd remembered, more complex. It moves through many times and places, across seas and continents. Tales of love and tragedy interweave masterfully. The themes of being exiled and of seeking a place to belong to run throughout. Frankie and his mom each make such a search -- for a true home, both in the cosmos and in the heart.