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Frances

  • 19821982
  • RR
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
8K
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POPULARITY
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2,954
Jessica Lange in Frances (1982)
The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
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The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
7,375
2,954
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Graeme Clifford
    • Writers
      • Eric Bergren
      • Christopher De Vore
      • Nicholas Kazan
    • Stars
      • Jessica Lange
      • Jonathan Banks
      • Bonnie Bartlett
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Graeme Clifford
    • Writers
      • Eric Bergren
      • Christopher De Vore
      • Nicholas Kazan
    • Stars
      • Jessica Lange
      • Jonathan Banks
      • Bonnie Bartlett
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 72User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:17
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    Photos54

    Allan Rich and Jessica Lange in "Frances"
    Jessica Lange in Frances (1982)
    Allan Rich in "Frances"
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    Jessica Lange in Frances (1982)
    Jessica Lange in Frances (1982)
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    Robert Duvall, Meryl Streep, Jessica Lange, and Tess Harper in Frances (1982)

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    Jessica Lange
    Jessica Lange
    • Frances Farmer
    Jonathan Banks
    Jonathan Banks
    • Hitchhiker
    Bonnie Bartlett
    Bonnie Bartlett
    • Studio Stylist
    James Brodhead
    • Desk Sergeant
    Bart Burns
    Bart Burns
    • Ernest Farmer
    Jane Jenkins
    Jane Jenkins
    • Lady at Roosevelt Hotel
    • (as J.J. Chaback)
    Jordan Charney
    Jordan Charney
    • Harold Clurman
    Daniel Chodos
    • 'No Escape' Director
    Rod Colbin
    • Sentencing Judge
    Donald Craig
    • Ralph Edwards
    Sarah Cunningham
    Sarah Cunningham
    • Alma Styles
    Lee de Broux
    Lee de Broux
    • 'Flowing Gold' Director
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    • Clifford Odets
    Jack Fitzgerald
    • Clapper Man
    Nancy Foy
    Nancy Foy
    • Autograph Girl
    Anne Haney
    Anne Haney
    • Hairdresser
    Richard L. Hawkins
    Richard L. Hawkins
    • Bum on Street
    • (as Richard Hawkins)
    James Karen
    James Karen
    • Judge Hillier
    • Director
      • Graeme Clifford
    • Writers
      • Eric Bergren
      • Christopher De Vore
      • Nicholas Kazan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard fell in love while working on the movie and subsequently had two children together, Hanna and Walker.
    • Goofs
      Among the framed portraits of actresses under contract to Paramount Pictures hanging on Mr. Bebe's office walls is one of Joan Crawford. But Crawford was an MGM contract player at the time portrayed in the scene and never worked for Paramount.
    • Quotes

      Arresting Sergeant: Your name?

      Frances Farmer: You jerks drag me down here in the middle of the night and you don't know who the hell I am?

      Arresting Sergeant: Your name lady?

      Frances Farmer: Frances Elena Farmer. Want me to spell it?

      Arresting Sergeant: And your address?

      Frances Farmer: Put me down as a vag, vagrant, vagabond. What is this, a joke? It's a joke? Assault and battery? Huh? I barely touched that bitch.

      Arresting Sergeant: Occupation?

      Frances Farmer: Cocksucker.

    • Crazy credits
      The following disclaimer appears in the end credits (the uppercase as it appears on screen): "In exchange for the use of certain facilities and per agreement with the California Department of Mental Health, the producers have agreed to the following disclaimer, 'SINCE THE 1940's THERE HAVE BEEN MAJOR ADVANCES IN THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF THE MENTALLY ILL. THE REPREHENSIBLE CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED BY FRANCES FARMER ARE NOT TYPICAL OF MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT TODAY.'"
    • Connections
      Featured in The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Piano Sonata in A Major, K331
      Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)

      Played by Chet Swiatkowsky

    User reviews72

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Nature or Nurture
    This film parallels the Biography Channel's version of Frances Farmer's life and career. Neither gave a definitive answer as to the cause of this actress' problems.

    Was it inability to cope with society due to her own high standards of artistic integrity? Or was it a mental flaw that grew more intense as she got older? It was James Jones (in "From Here to Eternity") that wrote: "Maybe in the days of the pioneer, you could go your own way. Pvt. Pruitt, but today you gotta play ball." That obviously implied demonstrating things like compromise, humility, condescension, flexibility, and sundry social graces.

    It also implied that one can "be right" and still be very lonely.

    Frances apparently chose the wrong profession, if she expected to "be right" so often. She'd have been better off on a farm or ranch, engaged in solo activities rather than the group endeavor of acting.

    As it was, she seemed never to have learned to work professionally with colleagues. From her standpoint, she was indeed "right." She constantly exposed the hypocrisy, insincerity and frailty in people and "the system." Yet the price she paid was a loss of what mattered to her: a career that was nourishing and satisfying.

    In '82 Jessica Lange followed up her fine Oscar-winning performance as Julie Nichols in "Tootsie" with this incredible portrayal of Farmer in "Frances." The legendary Kim Stanley was her mother and Sam Shepard rendered a perceptive performance as Farmer's close friend.

    Not an easy film to sit through, the quality of acting by this trio is exemplary. As much up to date today as when first filmed. Riveting performances by all. --harry-76
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    • Sep 16, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 1983 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gecelerin kadını
    • Filming locations
      • Seattle, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Brooksfilms
      • EMI Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,000,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,624
      • Dec 26, 1982
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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