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Frances

1982, Movie, R, 140 mins

Frances: Review

If Tootsie proved that Jessica Lange was a terrific comic actress, this unflinching biography of doomed starlet Frances Farmer showed she could handle the heavy stuff just as well. She's absolutely shattering as a talented young actress destroyed by a ruthless studio system and a mother from hell (Kim Stanley). Stanley was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar; she lost to Lange, who won for her work in Tootsie. Read the complete review for Frances

Frances: Cast & Details

Year: 1982
Rated R

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Cast
Jessica Lange: Frances Farmer
Sam Shepard: Harry York
Kim Stanley: Lillian Farmer
Bart Burns: Ernest Farmer
Jonathan Banks: Hitchhiker
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Frances: TV Guide News

Movies-on-TV: Ken Fox's Picks for the Week of Jan. 28 | Today's News: Our Take | 1/28/2008
Monday, Jan. 28 at 9 pm/ETThe Monastery | SUND An old man who dreams of converting his crumbling Danish chateau into a Russian Orthodox monastery butts heads with a strong-willed nun. Could anything sound duller? But this wonderful documentary is actually a surprisingly complex and deeply poignant portrait of a stubborn and irascible loner who meets his match in the last person he ever expected.Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 10 pmFrances | FLX Jessica Lange took everyone by surprise with her shockingly raw portrayal of the troubled movie star Frances Farmer, a promising but difficult actress who went from Paramount costumes to a straightjacket in record time. On the short list of revelatory moments that suddenly redefine an actor’s career, this one’s close to the top.Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 9:30 pmOne, Two, Three | TCM When it came to comedies, Billy Wilder made some of the funniest (Some Like It Hot) and sharpest (The Apartment) ever. This underseen 1961 effort, in which a surpris... read more

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