Frances Ha

Frances Ha

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  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 2013-05-17
  • Runtime: 86 minutes
  • : 7.3
  • Production Company: Scott Rudin Productions
  • Production Country: Brazil, United States of America
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7.3/10
7.3
From 1,756 Ratings

Description

An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.

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  • Nathan

    7
    By Nathan
    Frances Ha worked really well for me. The performance from Greta Gerwig was brilliant, she carried the film. There is a perfect balance of quirky comedy and heartbreaking drama. I was giggling and tearing up constantly at the journey of Frances. But the overall story was a great ride that ends with such a satisfying conclusion. It is a fantastic feel-good story about self-discovery and perseverance. Noah Baumbach is not one of my favorite directors, but this was definitely a hit for me. Score: 75% Verdict: Good

  • CinemaSerf

    7
    By CinemaSerf
    As she heads inexorably towards her thirties, “Frances” (Greta Gerwig) is struggling to make her way in an unforgiving New York City. She’s an aspiring dancer who vacillates between a lack of self-confidence on one hand and an ill-placed complacency on the other. Neither really reflect her personality accurately but the fact that she has spent most of her life thus far with best pal “Sophie” (Mickey Sumner) has presented her with an almost marital, entirely sexless, sort of comfort blanket that has meant any sort of commitment with anyone else is never really on her radar. That’s exemplified by her rapport with “Benji” (Michael Zegen). He’s another intimate with whom she isn’t intimate - even though their scenes together suggest that neither would balk at the idea, if one were to actually act upon something. What the film does for eighty minutes is follow her sometimes quite earthily entertaining antics as she tries to survive, thrive and even travels to Paris. There is a great deal of dialogue, and maybe that could have been pruned back to allow the more pertinent stuff to breathe more, but Gerwig delivers confidently and the whole thing offers us quite a potent and wry observation of just how tough life can be when you are seeking a career in a volatile industry - but in one that’s not as volatile as your own life.

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