Frances (Original title)
Date: 30 December 1982 (Release)Country: USADirector: Graeme Clifford
Production company billing: Dolby Stereo [1:85:1]
Synopsis: The story of the actress Frances Farmer, whose outspoken political views caused her to fall foul of the system, and led to her eventual incarceration in an asylum for the insane.
Genre: Biopic
Releases
Date: 30 December 1982Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 140 mins Length: 12559 FeetLanguage: English
Title: Cds: FrancesAuthor: MAXFORD, Howard Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Music from the Movies n48/49 2006 Page: 38b
Title: Film Music Review: ArchivalAuthor: WOOLSTON, Stephen Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Soundtrack review for 'Frances'.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v33 n1 2005 Pages: 12-19
Title: Graeme Clifford's Biopic, Frances (1982): Once a Failed...Author: WAITES, Kathleen J. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Lady, Twice Indicted". Suggests that the film FRANCES tries Frances Farmer for the same gender sins for which she was originally punished.
In: Empire n182 August 2004 Page: 159
Title: Remote control: rwdAuthor: [DP] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Widescreen Review n61 June 2002 Page: 82
Title: DVD video: drama: FrancesAuthor: SUN, Perry Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Legend n24 Autumn 1997 Page: 26
Title: CD ReviewsAuthor: HARRIS, Stephen Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v23 n4 1995 Pages: 266-272
Title: Icon and History in FrancesAuthor: STORHOFF, Gary Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the representation of Frances Farmer's life in FRANCES, focussing on the film's subtextual features resulting from preexisting social constructs, gender sterotypes and conventions of film genre.
In: Filmfaust n36 Oct/Nov 1983 Pages: 20-22
Title: [Filmfaust - n36 Oct/Nov 1983: no known title]Language: German
In: Screen International n384 5 Mar 1983 Page: 116
Title: [Screen International - n384 5 Mar 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n383 26 Feb 1983 Page: 14
Title: [Screen International - n383 26 Feb 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Report and comments from director.
In: American Cinematographer v64 n3 March 1983 Pages: 50-55
Title: [American Cinematographer - v64 n3 March 1983: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on the production design.
In: American Cinematographer v64 n3 March 1983 Pages: 56-60,80,82,84-86,88
Title: [American Cinematographer - v64 n3 March 1983: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on the cinematography.
In: Cinéaste v12 n4 1983 Pages: 44-45
Title: [Cinéaste - v12 n4 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v275 n2 3 Jan 1983 Page: 8
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v275 n2 3 Jan 1983: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Letter from producer, Jonathan Sanger, in which he corrects some of the inaccuracies stated in the Hollywood Reporter review by Robert Osborne [1.12.82.
In: Cinema Papers n43 May/Jun 1983 Pages: 127-129
Title: [Cinema Papers - n43 May/Jun 1983: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with director.
In: Films and Filming n343 April 1983 Pages: 34-35
Title: [Films and Filming - n343 April 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n653 25 Feb 1983 Page: 25
Title: [Time Out - n653 25 Feb 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Jeune Cinéma n154 November 1983 Pages: 48-49
Title: [Jeune Cinéma - n154 November 1983: no known title]Language: French
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n590 March 1983 Pages: 71-72
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n590 March 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Films Illustrated v11 n124 January 1982 Pages: 128-132
Title: [Films Illustrated - v11 n124 January 1982: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on the careers of both Jessica Lange and Frances Farmer.
In: Motion Picture Product Digest v10 n14 22 Dec 1982 Page: 55
Title: [Motion Picture Product Digest - v10 n14 22 Dec 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 1 Dec 1982 Page: 14
Title: [Variety - 1 Dec 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v274 n31 1 Dec 1982 Page: 3,10
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v274 n31 1 Dec 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v266 n14 7 Apr 1981 Page: 12,4
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v266 n14 7 Apr 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 16
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Pages: 25-26
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Pages: 25-26
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In: Page: 6
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Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221517
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221517
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-61306
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Date: 30 December 1982 (Release)Country: USADirector: Graeme Clifford
Production company billing: Dolby Stereo [1:85:1]
Synopsis: The story of the actress Frances Farmer, whose outspoken political views caused her to fall foul of the system, and led to her eventual incarceration in an asylum for the insane.
Genre: Biopic
Releases
Date: 30 December 1982Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 140 mins Length: 12559 FeetLanguage: English
Credits
(52)
Production Company: Brooksfilms, Production Company: Inc. EMI Films, Producer: Jonathan Sanger, Co-producer: Marie Yates, Associate producer/unit prod manager: Charles Mulvehill, Production Co-ordinator: Teresa Stokovic, Location Manager: Joe O'Har, Production Assistant: Tom Zapata, Research consultant: Carole Noia, Assistant Director: Ed Milkovich, Assistant Director: William Scott, Assistant Director: Michael Green, Screenplay: Eric Bergren, Screenplay: Christopher De Vore, Screenplay: Nicholas Kazan, Script consultant: Stewart O. Jacobson, Lois Kibbe, Director of Photography: László Kovács, 2nd Unit Photographer: Laszlo Pal, Camera Operator: Robert Stevens, Editor: John Wright, Production Designer: Richard Sylbert, Art Director: Ida Random, Set Designer: Emad Helmey, Set Decorator: George Gaines, Costume Designer: Patricia Norris, Men's wardrobe: Tony Scarano, Women's wardrobe: Nancy Martinelli, Women's wardrobe: Patrick Norris, Women's wardrobe: Deahdra Scarano, Fern Weber, Makeup design: Dorothy Pearl, Makeup artist: Melanie Levitt, Nadia, Titles and opticals: Pacific Title, Music composed and conducted: John Barry, Orchestrations: Al Woodbury, Music Editor: Ken Hall, Music Editor: Clifford C. Kohlweck, Music Recording: Dan Wallin, Sound Recording: David Ronne, Sound Re-recording: Robert J. Litt, Sound Re-recording: Elliot Tyson, Sound Re-recording: Neil Brody, Supervising Sound Editor: Kay Rose, Sound Editor: Victoria Rose Sampson, Sound Editor: Michael Colgan, Stunt Co-ordinator: Jerry Wills, Behavioural consultant: Melba Smith, Medical Adviser: Adrian J. Williams, Studio: Universal Studios
Cast
(83)
Jessica Lange (Frances Farmer), Sam Shepard (Harry York), Kim Stanley (Lillian Farmer), Bart Burns (Ernest Farmer), Christopher Pennock (Dick Steele), James Karen (Fudge Hillier), Gerald S. O'Loughlin (lobotomy doctor), Sarah Cunningham (Alma Styles), Allan Rich (Mr Bebe), Woodrow Parfrey (Doctor Doyle), Jack Riley (Bob Barnes), Darrell Larson (Louella's spy), Jordan Charney (Harold Clurman), John Randolph (kindly fudge), Keone Young (Chinese doctor), Bonnie Bartlett (studio stylist), Jeffrey Demunn (Clifford Odets), Lane Smith (Doctor Symington), Jonathan Banks (hitch-hiker), James E. Brodhead (desk sergeant), J.J. Chaback (lady at Roosevelt Hotel), Daniel Chodos ("No Escape" director), Rod Colbin (sentencing fudge), Donald Craig (Ralph Edwards), Lee DeBroux ("Flowing Gold" director), Jack Fitzgerald (clapper man), Nancy Foy (autograph girl), Anne Haney (hairdresser), Richard Hawkins (bum on street), Patricia Larson (Mrs Hillier), Albert Lord ("Flowing Gold" assistant director), Vincent Lucchesi (arresting sergeant), Jack Manning (studio photographer), Rod Pilloud (Martoni Kaminski), Larry Pines (man on phone, Bookie Foint), David V. Schroeder (studio lawyer), Helen Schustack (wardrobe mistress), Sandra Seacat (drama teacher), Charles Seaverns (real estate man), Karin Stranjord (Connie), Vern Taylor (studio executive), Andrew Winner (fire chief), Biff Yeager (motorcycle cop), Alexander Zale (man in screening room), Paul Fleming, M.C. Gainey, Roger Galloway, Matthew Goldsby, Paul Keith, F. William Parker, Charles Shull (reporter/publicist/photographer), Teda Bracci, Jan Burrell, Flo Di Re, Dodds Frank, Patricia Gaul, Robin Ginsburg, Pamela Gordon, Anjelica Huston, Jamie Johnston, Ola Kaufman, Donna Lamana, Sharmagne Leland-St. John, Jane Llig, Alexandra Melchi, Patricia Post, Zelda Rubinstein, Nina Schneider, Marlene Silvers, Vicki Williams, Susan Wolf (mental patient), Tom Amundsen, Anne Haslett, Barry Jamesby, Leonard Lookabaugh, Oceana Marr, Vahan Moosekian, Tom Pletts, Eileen T'kaye, Lila Waters (doctor/nurse/orderly), Charles Prior, Carl Kraines (soldier), Kevin Costner ([man in alley])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(28)
In: Film Review n666 February 2006 Page: 122Title: Cds: FrancesAuthor: MAXFORD, Howard Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Music from the Movies n48/49 2006 Page: 38b
Title: Film Music Review: ArchivalAuthor: WOOLSTON, Stephen Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Soundtrack review for 'Frances'.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v33 n1 2005 Pages: 12-19
Title: Graeme Clifford's Biopic, Frances (1982): Once a Failed...Author: WAITES, Kathleen J. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Lady, Twice Indicted". Suggests that the film FRANCES tries Frances Farmer for the same gender sins for which she was originally punished.
In: Empire n182 August 2004 Page: 159
Title: Remote control: rwdAuthor: [DP] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Widescreen Review n61 June 2002 Page: 82
Title: DVD video: drama: FrancesAuthor: SUN, Perry Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Legend n24 Autumn 1997 Page: 26
Title: CD ReviewsAuthor: HARRIS, Stephen Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v23 n4 1995 Pages: 266-272
Title: Icon and History in FrancesAuthor: STORHOFF, Gary Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the representation of Frances Farmer's life in FRANCES, focussing on the film's subtextual features resulting from preexisting social constructs, gender sterotypes and conventions of film genre.
In: Filmfaust n36 Oct/Nov 1983 Pages: 20-22
Title: [Filmfaust - n36 Oct/Nov 1983: no known title]Language: German
In: Screen International n384 5 Mar 1983 Page: 116
Title: [Screen International - n384 5 Mar 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n383 26 Feb 1983 Page: 14
Title: [Screen International - n383 26 Feb 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Report and comments from director.
In: American Cinematographer v64 n3 March 1983 Pages: 50-55
Title: [American Cinematographer - v64 n3 March 1983: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on the production design.
In: American Cinematographer v64 n3 March 1983 Pages: 56-60,80,82,84-86,88
Title: [American Cinematographer - v64 n3 March 1983: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on the cinematography.
In: Cinéaste v12 n4 1983 Pages: 44-45
Title: [Cinéaste - v12 n4 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v275 n2 3 Jan 1983 Page: 8
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v275 n2 3 Jan 1983: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Letter from producer, Jonathan Sanger, in which he corrects some of the inaccuracies stated in the Hollywood Reporter review by Robert Osborne [1.12.82.
In: Cinema Papers n43 May/Jun 1983 Pages: 127-129
Title: [Cinema Papers - n43 May/Jun 1983: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with director.
In: Films and Filming n343 April 1983 Pages: 34-35
Title: [Films and Filming - n343 April 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n653 25 Feb 1983 Page: 25
Title: [Time Out - n653 25 Feb 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Jeune Cinéma n154 November 1983 Pages: 48-49
Title: [Jeune Cinéma - n154 November 1983: no known title]Language: French
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n590 March 1983 Pages: 71-72
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n590 March 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Films Illustrated v11 n124 January 1982 Pages: 128-132
Title: [Films Illustrated - v11 n124 January 1982: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on the careers of both Jessica Lange and Frances Farmer.
In: Motion Picture Product Digest v10 n14 22 Dec 1982 Page: 55
Title: [Motion Picture Product Digest - v10 n14 22 Dec 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 1 Dec 1982 Page: 14
Title: [Variety - 1 Dec 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v274 n31 1 Dec 1982 Page: 3,10
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v274 n31 1 Dec 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v266 n14 7 Apr 1981 Page: 12,4
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v266 n14 7 Apr 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 16
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Pages: 25-26
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Pages: 25-26
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: 6
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221517
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221517
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-61306
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status