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Frankie

  • 2019
  • PG-13
  • 1h 40m
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5.4/10
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Marisa Tomei, Isabelle Huppert, Greg Kinnear, and Brendan Gleeson in Frankie (2019)
Unfolding over the course of a late summer's day in the fabled resort town of Sintra, Portugal, 'Frankie' follows three generations who have gathered for a vacation organized by the family matriarch (Isabelle Huppert). In this fairy tale setting, husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and lovers -- stirred by their romantic impulses -- discover the cracks between them, as well as unexpected depth of feeling.
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Three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens and fairy-tale villas and palaces.Three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens and fairy-tale villas and palaces.Three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens and fairy-tale villas and palaces.

  • Director
    • Ira Sachs
  • Writers
    • Ira Sachs
    • Mauricio Zacharias
  • Stars
    • Isabelle Huppert
    • Sennia Nanua
    • Ariyon Bakare
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    5.4/10
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    • Director
      • Ira Sachs
    • Writers
      • Ira Sachs
      • Mauricio Zacharias
    • Stars
      • Isabelle Huppert
      • Sennia Nanua
      • Ariyon Bakare
    • 22User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

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    Marisa Tomei and Isabelle Huppert in Frankie (2019)
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    Isabelle Huppert
    Isabelle Huppert
    • Frankie
    Sennia Nanua
    Sennia Nanua
    • Maya
    Ariyon Bakare
    Ariyon Bakare
    • Ian
    Vinette Robinson
    Vinette Robinson
    • Sylvia
    Jérémie Renier
    Jérémie Renier
    • Paul
    Brendan Gleeson
    Brendan Gleeson
    • Jimmy
    Pascal Greggory
    Pascal Greggory
    • Michel
    Carloto Cotta
    Carloto Cotta
    • Tiago Mirante
    Ana Brandão
    Ana Brandão
    • Luciana
    Maria Da Guia
    • Waitress
    Marisa Tomei
    Marisa Tomei
    • Ilene
    Greg Kinnear
    Greg Kinnear
    • Gary
    Manuel Sá Nogueira
    • Pedro
    Máximo Francisco
    • Bento
    Márcia Breia
    Márcia Breia
    • Antonia
    Joana Cunha Ferreira
    • Joana
    Julia Guerra
    • Ermelinda
    • (as Júlia Guerra)
    Duarte Ferreira
    • Beach Boy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ira Sachs
    • Writers
      • Ira Sachs(screenplay)
      • Mauricio Zacharias(screenplay)
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    • Quotes

      Jimmy: People seldom say no to Frankie.

    • Connections
      References Grease (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Moments Musicaux, D 780, Op. 94, No. 2
      Composed by Franz Schubert

    User reviews22

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    3/10
    A film about death that dies on its feet.
    In "Frankie", the eponymous French movie star (played by Isabelle Huppert) is dying of cancer and gathers her complex family and friends around her for one last 'family holiday' in the picturesque Portuguese town of Sintra. We follow the events of a single day of the vacation as frictions and back-stories of the players become more evident.

    Positives:
    • Sintra looks gorgeous: as a regular visitor to Portugal's Silver Coast, it's a place I've not yet visited. The cinematography of the region makes me want to change that.


    • There are a couple of decent scenes in the movie: both involving the trustworthy Greg Kinnear: one involving him trying to sell a film idea to Frankie (who knows, but won't tell him, that she won't be around for it); and another with Kinnear and Tomei at their hotel.


    Negatives:
    • Where do I start.... the film is as dull as ditchwater!


    -- A criticism I had of the otherwise impressive "Nomadland" was that the story arc of the leading character was shallow and not very compelling. The story arc here is a bloody straight line! Virtually nothing happens in the movie and it goes nowhere. Events occur as isolated snippets in the storyline. For example, the 'loss' of an expensive bracelet is randomly lobbed into the story, but then is never referenced back in any future narrative.

    -- When the ending happened (which the illustrious Mrs Movie Man referred to as a "blessing") it was a non-event. The lady behind us in the cinema exclaimed "WHAT????". And I could understand her frustration.

    • The direction is distinctly lacking. Aside from the couple of decent scenes (see above), most of the shots feel like first takes, with the actors doing read-throughs of the clunky script to try to work out how to best sell the lines. "OK, time to film it for real now". But director Sachs has already shouted "Cut and Print.... now who's for some more vinos and Pastel de Nata?"! Were they aiming for some sort of naturalistic fumbling of the character's conversations? For that's how it comes across, and it's just awful.


    • The script feels like a wasted opportunity. The set-up should have been a good one for an intense drama. And there are flashes (merely flashes) of potential brilliance in there: a formative step-brother/step-sister incident is based around the film "Grease", which is mirrored (either cleverly or purely through coincidence!?) in the beach-side romance of Maya (Sennia Nanua) and Portuguese holiday-maker Pedro (Manuel Sá Nogueira). And does the homosexual Michel (Pascal Greggory) have his sights on Jimmy (Brendan Gleeson)? Or Tiago? Or both? None of these potentially interesting strands ever get tied down..


    • Aside from the poor script and the poor direction, some of the acting performances are unconvincing. "The Girl with all the Gifts" was a fabulous film - it made my number 2 slot of 2016! And I called out young Sennia Nanua as "one to watch for the future" as the zombie girl at the heart of the film. Here she was 17 at the time of filming. But I'm afraid I just didn't find her convincing as the moody teen. (By the way, I only single her out, since I was so impressed with her previous performance: with the exception perhaps of Kinnear, Tomei and Carloto Cotta. None of the rest of the cast consistently shine either.)


    Summary Thoughts: It's a real shame that my first visit back to the cinema was such a let-down. Ira Sachs is not a director I know, but he comes with a strong reputation (for 2016's "Little Men"). But here he delivers a plain stinker. I'm afraid this movie has a word associated with it, and the word is "Avoid".

    (For the full graphical review, please check out "One Mann's Movies" on t'interweb or Facebook. Thanks.)
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    • Release date
      • October 25, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Portugal
    • Official sites
      • Facebook (United States)
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Френки
    • Filming locations
      • Portugal
    • Production companies
      • SBS Productions
      • O Som e a Fúria
      • Beluga Tree
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $171,781
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,435
      • Oct 27, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $725,642
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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