Where to Watch Frances (1982) in the UK

What it's about

Frances Farmer, a precocious Seattle teenager, takes unpopular social and political positions, to the mixed reactions of her parents. Frances becomes an actress and has some strong success in New York, but her refusal to bend her convictions and her outspoken (but sometimes naive) political expressiveness cause her difficulties, especially after she accepts a Hollywood contract. Torn between new-found success and intense feelings that she does not deserve the riches and fame she gains from the phoniness of Hollywood, Frances butts heads with studio executives and with her own mother, who revels in Frances's fame but provides Frances no emotional support. When drunken fights and arrests derail her career, Frances is sent to a psychiatric hospital with the acquiescence of her mother. What follows is a nightmare of poor treatment and psychological trauma, augmented by the increasing determination of Frances's mother to control her daughter's life.

Cast and crew

Director

Graeme Clifford

Writer

Eric Bergren, Christopher De Vore, Nicholas Kazan

Starring

Jessica Lange, Jonathan Banks, Bonnie Bartlett

Details

Release date

Mar 11, 1983

Language

English

Country

United States

Box office

$5,000,000

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 10 nominations total

Where to Watch Frances (1982) in the UK — common questions

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