Francine

Name: Francine
Genre: Drama
Released: September 14, 2012
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 65

2012

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Film Sales Company, The | Release Date: September 14, 2012 | Not Rated

Summary: After years of incarceration, a quiet, lonely woman, Francine (Academy Award® winner Melissa Leo), is released to start a new life in a small, rural town. But despite opportunities for warmth and connection, her years of “rehabilitation” have left her with little ability to create relationships and happiness, finding her only solace in herAfter years of incarceration, a quiet, lonely woman, Francine (Academy Award® winner Melissa Leo), is released to start a new life in a small, rural town. But despite opportunities for warmth and connection, her years of “rehabilitation” have left her with little ability to create relationships and happiness, finding her only solace in her connections with animals. What happens when a second chance isn’t enough? (Factory 25)… Expand

Director: Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 74 min

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Roger Ebert

Nov 7, 2012

Melissa Leo plays her without inflection, giving us no instructions about what our opinion should be. It is a brave performance, an act of empathy with a sad woman. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Sep 11, 2012

The movie might very well have come off as a too-clinical experiment if it weren't for Leo, who maintains a rivetingly mysterious aura even as her character's behavior becomes increasingly bizarre. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Sep 12, 2012

A small gem of bleak, neorealist portraiture. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Sep 11, 2012

While Francine distinguishes itself with atmospheric strangeness, Cassidy and Shatzky never create a satisfying whole. Read full review

Ian Buckwalter

Sep 14, 2012

At times Francine feels like a documentary as well, an intimate observational work in the mode of Frederick Wiseman or the Maysles brothers, where the omnipresence of the camera puts the characters so at ease that they reveal subtle moments of character that they might otherwise hide out of self-consciousness. Read full review

Tasha Robinson

Sep 12, 2012

Francine is so minimalist that it has to rely almost entirely on Leo for solidity, and it would be a far stronger film if it supported and framed her more effectively. Read full review

Farran Smith Nehme

Sep 13, 2012

What with the unexciting hand-held camerawork, and the off-putting script and lead performance, Francine remains as frustrating as its inscrutable title character. Read full review

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