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Frances (Original title)
Date: 30 December 1982 (Release)

Country: USA

Director: 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

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (28)
In: Film Review n666 February 2006  Page: 122
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

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