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.
Greta Gerwig
Frances Halladay
Mickey Sumner
Sophie Levee
Michael Zegen
Benji
Adam Driver
Lev Shapiro
Charlotte d'Amboise
Colleen
Patrick Heusinger
Reade "Patch" Krause
Michael Esper
Dan
Grace Gummer
Rachel
Josh Hamilton
Andy
Maya Kazan
Caroline
Justine Lupe
Nessa
Britta Phillips
Nadia
Juliet Rylance
Janelle
Dean Wareham
Spencer
Hannah Dunne
"Ask Me" Girl
Daiva Deupree
Waitress
Isabelle McNally
Random Girl #1
Vanessa Ray
Random Girl #2
Lindsay Burdge
Dark Haired Girl
Marina Squerciati
Waitress at Club
Christine Gerwig
Mom
Gordon Gerwig
Dad
David Salem
Christmas Guest
Isaac Salem
Christmas Guest
Anna Salem
Christmas Guest
Laurie Aloisio-Salem
Christmas Guest
Daniel Roose
Christmas Guest
Courtney Coffin-Jensen
Christmas Guest
Kristine Jensen
Christmas Guest
Doug Craft
Reverend
Timothy Mickiewicz
Dentist
Tre Borden
Home Friend
Connor Mickiewicz
Home Friend
Laura Parker
Home Friend
Serena Longley
Abby
Barbara Ross English
Dance Teacher
Peter Scanavino
Chef
Ryann Shane
Crying Girl
Danish Hyder
Computer Guy
Teddy Cañez
Security Guard
Gibson Frazier
Catering Boss
Cindy Katz
Congresswoman
Cohlie Brocato
Young Man
Finnerty Steeves
Co-Worker
Michelle Hurst
Theater Manager
Molly Lieber
Dance Duo
Eleanor Smith
Dance Duo
Alex Moore
Lighting Technician
Director, Writer
Noah Baumbach
Writer
Greta Gerwig
March 20, 2017
10
I sometimes equate this movie to waking up from a satisfactory sleep with the perfect amount of alcohol in the good ol' intestines, slowly coming to the realization that you have shit to do, responsibilities to attend, new lies to create, new truths to discover. We find Frances in a similar state at the beginning of the film, though she has yet realized the consequences of her actions.
When her best friend, Sophie, decides to move out and pursue other goals, Frances initially ruminates in their apartment alone. Having broken-up with a boyfriend over her refusal to live with him, Frances bounces between living arrangements. For most of this film, all of Frances' decisions seem terminal, as she can never settle in one place - whether it be at Benji and Miles' bachelor pad, France, her parents' house in California, or a dorm at her old university; this coupled with her unfulfilling job as an extra dancer in her company. She soon abandons everything in the interim of Sophie's engagement and move to Japan.
For a comedy, the movie has a sadness to it that is inescapable, sadness due to the fact that throughout much of the movie, Frances is alone. The friends she makes come and go, not because she lacks the ability to keep them, but because of the turnstile nature of life. The paths she takes lack a certain introspection and responsibility. Benji's date even points out the superficial economic implications of using a credit card to travel to Paris for the weekend, whereas Frances is more concerned with reading Proust. She ultimately has to face the question of identity in a nomadic lifestyle, and decide between instability and control. It is this viewer's opinion that _Frances Ha_ reaches a conclusion located somewhere in the middle - in that gray area on a drunken night where the room spins around the bed, and the only reprieve is a foot placed on the floor.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$4,069,826.00