As played by Jessica Lange, Frances Farmer is a rebel from the word go, winning a high school essay award by writing a piece in defense of Communism. Determining to become an actress, Frances is equally determined not to play the Hollywood game: she refuses to acquiesce to idiotic publicity stunts, and insists upon appearing on screen sans makeup. Her defiance attracts the attention of Broadway playwright Clifford Odets, who convinces Frances that her future rests with the Group Theatre. But once she leaves Hollywood for New York, Frances learns to her chagrin that the Group intends to exploit her movie fame in order to draw in customers. Her desperate attempts to restart her movie career, combined with her increasing dependence on alcohol and the pressures brought to bear by her monster mother (Kim Stanley), result in a complete mental breakdown. Even while institutionalized, Frances is abused by the powers-that-be; she is forced to undergo an injurious brain operation, is treated like a mad animal, and periodically raped by the inmates. Frances is released in the custody of her mother, who persists in browbeating her tortured daughter until Frances discovers the legal means to break away. The real-life Frances spent her last years as host of a local Indianapolis TV program, dying in 1970 at age 57; the film comes to a climax when Frances is feted on the smarmy network program This is Your Life. Other actual personages depicted herein include Clifford Odets (played by Jeffrey DeMunn), Harold Clurman (Jordan Charney) and Ralph Edwards (Donald Craig). Frances’ first husband Leif Erickson is fictionalized as “Jeffrey York”, and played by Lange’s real-life inamorata Sam Shepard. And if you listen closely, you’ll hear the voice of Kevin Costner, whose minor role was whittled down to one line when he, like Frances Farmer, had the temerity to argue with the director. The unhappy life of actress Frances Farmer was also covered in Farmer’s autobiography, Will There Ever Be a Morning? While the film rights for that book were sold to a TV-movie concern, the producers of the theatrical feature Frances were able to ship their production out to the public first., The disturbing true story of actress Frances Farmer who was confined to a psychiatric hospital by her domineering mother., Frances Farmer during her meteoric rise and fall in Hollywood. Determined to become an actress, Frances is equally determined not to play the Hollywood game., Jessica Lange won applause as Frances Farmer, whose Hollywood success in the 1930s was eclipsed by her later bouts with mental illness. Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley. Odets: Jeffrey DeMunn. Farmer: Bart Burns. Directed by Graeme Clifford.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Frances ” ?
A: The main cast includes Jessica Lange,Sam Shepard,Kim Stanley,Bart Burns,Jonathan Banks,Bonnie Bartlett,James E. Brodhead,Jane Jenkins,Jordan Charney,Daniel Chodes,Rod Colbin,Donald Craig,Sarah Cunningham,Kevin Costner,Lee de Broux,Jeffrey DeMunn,Anjelica Huston,Jack Fitzgerald,Nancy Foy,Anne Haney,Richard Hawkins,James Karen,Darrell Larson,Patricia Larson,Albert Lord,Vincent Lucchesi,Jack Manning,Gerald S. O’Loughlin,Woodrow Parfrey,Christopher Pennock,Rod Pilloud,Larry Pines,John Randolph,Allan Rich,David Schroeder,Jack Riley,David V. Schroeder,Helen Schustack,Sandra Seacat,Charles Seaverns,Lane Smith,Karin Strandjord,Andrew Winner,Vern Taylor,Biff Yeager,Keone Young,Alexander Zale,Charles B. Mulvehill,John Wright,David Ronne,Pat Norris,Richard Sylbert,Elisabeth Leustig,Charles Mulvehill,Marie Yates,Christopher De Vore,Laszlo Kovacs,Patricia Norris,Eric Bergren,Ida Random,Ivan Strasburg,Nicholas Kazan.
Q: When Did the “Frances” Released?
A: The Movie “Frances” originally aired on 1982-12-03 and released in the year of 1982.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Frances” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Frances” ?
A: “Frances” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
