Frances

Synopsis

At 16 Frances Farmer was an award-winning high-school student in Seattle--at 23, she was a rising and provocative star of stage and screen, admired for her beauty and talent--at 27, a chain of relatively insignificant events led to her arrest and eventual involuntary commital to a mental institution.

Cast-main

Frances Farmer............................Jessica Lange

Lillian Farmer..............................Kim Stanley

York Harry..................................Sam Shepard

Ernest Farmer.............................Bart Burns

Clifford Odets.............................Jeffrey DeMunn

Frances Bibliography

Ansen, David. "Frances (moving-picture reviews)." Newsweek. Dec 6, 1982

v100 p152(1).

Corliss, Richard. "Frances." (moving-picture reviews) Time. Dec 13, 1982

v120 p79(1).

Denby, David. "Frances." New York. Dec 13, 1982 v15 p85(3).

"Frances." (moving-picture reviews). People Weekly. Jan 10, 1983 v19 p16(1).

Hodenfield, Chris. "Jessica Lange as Frances." The Movie Magazine. 1983

Dec (1): 11, 13.

Kaufman, Stanley. "Frances." (moving-picture reviews) The New Republic. Feb 7, 1983 v188 p24(2).

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