Frances Ha
Overview
Directed by Noah Baumbach, FRANCES HA stars Greta Gerwig as Frances, a twentysomething Brooklynite barely making a living as an apprentice with a dance company. Her greatest happiness is the friendship she shares with Sophie (Mickey Sumner), but when Sophie moves away, Frances goes on a downward spiral that includes unemployment, failing to find the right guy, and moving into a series of smaller and smaller apartments. Co-written by Baumbach and Gerwig, FRANCES HA screened at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Details
- Format: Blu-ray
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 715515260916
- Genre: COMEDIES
- Rating: Not Rated
- Release Date: June 2021
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"[FRANCES HA] marks the rare instance in which an actress has the perfect role at the perfect time. Ms. Gerwig's work here is fragile, delicate, subject to bruising..." - 05/16/2013 Wall Street Journal
"Effortless and effervescent, FRANCES HA is a small miracle of a movie, honest and funny with an aim that's true." - 05/16/2013 Los Angeles Times
"Quirky, in the best possible way, FRANCES HA is a witty and emotionally resonant portrait of growing up while retaining the exuberance of youth." - 05/16/2013 USA Today
"FRANCES HA lavishes its gorgeous monochromes on contemporary New York and the luminous countenance of Greta Gerwig..." - 05/16/2013 Chicago Sun-Times
"Ms. Gerwig, who has effortless, behind-the-beat verbal timing, also possesses a knack for physical comedy, an enviable ability to obliterate the difference between clumsiness and grace." - 05/17/2013 New York Times
"FRANCES HA is a wry and moving portrait of friendship, highlighting the way that two people who know everything about each other can nevertheless grow apart as their needs change." -- Grade: A- - 05/16/2013 A.V. Club
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "It's impossible not to fall hard for Greta Gerwig, who wrote the script with Baumbach and plays Frances with such smart, rumpled radiance that you bask in her glow." - 05/16/2013 Rolling Stone
"Noah Baumbach's bittersweet comedy FRANCES HA is a surprising coming-of-age story about two best friends grappling with adult life in New York City." -- Grade: B+ - 05/24/2013 Entertainment Weekly
4 stars out of 5 -- "Gerwig’s relatable, unshowy performance always gives us something to root for..." - 07/16/2013 Total Film
"FRANCES HA has a warmth and lightness absent from Baumbach’s earlier films..." - 08/02/2013 Uncut
"[I]t perfectly captures the intense need for close friendship that people have in their post-college lives, and the pain and joy that comes with that." - 03/20/2020 The Atlantic
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