Francine (film)

Francine is a 2012 American-Canadian^[1] drama film written and directed by Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky and starring Melissa Leo.^[2][3][4] It is Cassidy and Shatzky's directorial debut.^[5]

Francine
Film poster
Directed by	Brian M. Cassidy Melanie Shatzky
Written by	Brian M. Cassidy Melanie Shatzky
Produced by	Joshua Blum Katie Stern
Starring	Melissa Leo
Cinematography	Brian M. Cassidy
Edited by	Benjamin Gray
Production companies	Pigeon Projects Washington Square Films
Distributed by	Factory 25 Film Sales Company
Release date	February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)
Running time	74 minutes
Countries	United States Canada
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Melissa Leo as Francine
• Victoria Charkut as Linda
• Dave Clark as Pet Shop Manager
• Keith Leonard as Ned
• Laurent Rejto as Clergy Member
• Barbara Sebring-Forman as Hellen
• Jonathan Shatzky as Victor

Production

The film was shot in the Hudson Valley of New York.^[6]

Reception

The film has a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[7] Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars out of four.^[8] Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film three stars.^[9] Keith Uhlich of Time Out gave the film four stars out of five.^[10] Eric Kohn of IndieWire gave the film a B−.^[11]