Bibliograph

Frances, Studio Canal ; EMI ; a Brooksfilm production ; written by Eric Bergren, Christopher DeVore, Nicholas Kazan ; produced by Jonathan Sanger ; directed by Graeme Clifford

Type

Label

Frances, Studio Canal ; EMI ; a Brooksfilm production ; written by Eric Bergren, Christopher DeVore, Nicholas Kazan ; produced by Jonathan Sanger ; directed by Graeme Clifford

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA Rating: Rated R

Main title

Frances

Oclc number

49521294

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally produced as a British motion picture in 1982

Responsibility statement

Studio Canal ; EMI ; a Brooksfilm production ; written by Eric Bergren, Christopher DeVore, Nicholas Kazan ; produced by Jonathan Sanger ; directed by Graeme Clifford

Runtime

140

Summary

This is the story of a small-town girl who tasted the glory in Hollywood and on Broadway, and then went on to lead a life in which everything went wrong. After winning a nationwide high school essay contest, Frances takes up acting, and escapes Seattle by winning a trip to Russia, ending up a contract player for Paramount Pictures in Hollywood. Frances continually bucks the system, and her refusal to play the game gets her in trouble with studio bosses, publicity people, everyone. Her strong-willed mother steps in to help her, and that's when her troubles really begin--series of hospitalizations, brutally mistreatment, and finally, a lobotomy. Frances never really got a chance to be who she should have been, or to do what she could have done. She had every gift she needed in life except for luck, useful friends, and an instinct for survival

Table Of Contents

Program start / Main titles -- "Seattle girl denies God" -- Backseat fashion -- Full Hollywood treatment -- Hometown premiere -- "I don't have what they want" -- Marital discord -- Total dedication -- Tarnished angel -- "This theatre is everything to me" -- Cry for help -- Out of control -- Advice from a friend -- Breakdown -- Disorder in the court -- Meadow Wood Convalescent Home -- Fan mail -- Expert diagnosis -- Visit from Harry -- "Welcome home, little sister" -- Broken dreams -- Asylum -- Cries of the forgotten -- Bittersweet homecoming -- Frances and Harry -- "You're trying to break my spirit" -- Lobotomy -- This is your life -- "You always look like a million bucks" -- End credits

Technique

live action