Watch Francine Movie Online No Survey Academy Award winner Melissa Leo gives a fierce and restrained performance as Francine, a woman struggling to find her place in a downtrodden lakeside town after leaving behind a life in prison. Taking a series of jobs working with animals, Francine turns away others and instead seeks intimacy in the most unlikely of places. Gritty, elliptical, and voyeuristic, Francine is a portrait of a near-silent misfit and her fragile first steps in an unfamiliar world. -- (C) Official Site Unrated Release Date Francine Sep 12, 2012 Limited | |
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Actors For Francine |
Melissa Leo,Keith Leonard,Victoria Charkut,Dave Clark,Mike Halstead,Marietta Hanley,Brendan Burke,Robert J. Meredith,Danica Brodehead,Colin Mulholland,Snapring,Angelo Decelie,Shane Lake,Kevin Rhoades,Matthew Slater,Eric Willows,Karen Keefe,Joey Hoeber,Barbara Forman,Alder Lakish |
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Genres Francine : Drama |
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User Ranting Francine : 3.1 |
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User Count Like for Francine : 194 |
All Critics Ranting For Francine : 6.1 |
All Critics Count For Francine : 20 |
All Critics Percentage For Francine : 60 % |
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Review For Francine |
While it's audacious on the part of the filmmakers (and of Leo) to keep Francine at arm's length from us, it makes the film a frustrating experience. Moira MacDonald-Seattle Times
Francine portrays a woman on the socioeconomic margins and the sort of fiscal cliff that personalizes the phrase no politician can avoid these days. Michael Phillips-Chicago Tribune
Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky, documentary makers trying their hand at drama, inspire a certain voyeuristic fascination toward the character but rarely sympathy. Ben Sachs-Chicago Reader
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. Roger Ebert-Chicago Sun-Times
"Francine" is a small, detailed character study that never evolves into anything more. Mark Olsen-Los Angeles Times
What with the unexciting hand-held camerawork, and the off-putting script and lead performance, "Francine" remains as frustrating as its inscrutable title character. Farran Smith Nehme-New York Post
Caught up in its own self-satisfied metaphor, its blank canvas and broadly sketched melancholic tones an empty vessel for those who would automatically turn the personal into the political. Brent Simon-Shockya.com
Petered out the perhaps promise of a psychological study or horror flick, halfway through 'Francine' nothing is left. Donald J. Levit-ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Leo provides a seasoned, lived-in naturalism that is as rarely displayed on screen as it is potent. Will McCord-Paste Magazine
Numbing, uninvolving portrait of an ex-con as an animal-loving zombie. David Noh-Film Journal International
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. Tasha Robinson-AV Club
In a character study of an ex-con who gives her heart and mind to animals rather than people, Melissa Leo's risky performance is ultimately framed with a disappointing, distanced pity. Bill Weber-Slant Magazine
Francine marks the start of a promising career for the filmmakers, more than anything else demonstrating their eye for small moments. Eric Kohn-indieWIRE
As a 74-minute snapshot of an American at the low end of the struggling 99%, it speaks far more eloquently than poverty statistics. David D'Arcy-Screen International
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