Frances (Greta Gerwig) goes from apartment to apartment in Brooklyn as she looks for a job and a stable partner.
Release Date: May 17th, 2013
DVD Release Date: November 12th, 2013
R |1 hr 25 min
Plot SummaryFrances (Greta Gerwig) goes from apartment to apartment in Brooklyn as she looks for a job and a stable partner.
Cast: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Michael Zegen, Adam Driver, Charlotte d'Amboise, Grace Gummer, Patrick Heusinger, Michael Esper
Director: Noah Baumbach
Genres: Comedy
Production Co: RT Features
Running through the streets of New York for the sheer hell of it, Frances has the gift of joy to her very marrow. As for Greta Gerwig, I get the feeling she's just gearing up. show more
The director mixes moods with a playfulness that is both brazen and carefree and yet precisely modulated, yielding results that amplify the specific content of the screenplay. This makes for a film that, however cheap it was to make, is incredibly rich to watch. show more
Frances Ha also 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; something that could wither under too much attention. Perhaps Ms. Gerwig is the greatest actress alive. And maybe Frances Ha is just the ghost orchid of independent cinema. show more
