Frances

About Frances

The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

Frances (1982) is a drama film directed by Graeme Clifford. At 140 minutes long, it arrived in December 1982.

Its themes are hollywood, movie business, insanity, and feminism. The film began as real events.

Jessica Lange takes the lead as Frances Farmer, Sam Shepard as Harry York, Kim Stanley as Lillian Farmer, and Bart Burns as Ernest Farmer. The screenplay is by Christopher De Vore and Eric Bergren. Produced by Brooksfilms. American members can watch it on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.

Girl, Interrupted, Brain on Fire, and Wonder Woman make useful companions to Frances, all filed under female protagonist and psychiatric hospital. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 129 votes and it carries a R rating.