Frankie (2019 film)

Frankie is a 2019 drama film directed by Ira Sachs, from a screenplay by Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias. It stars Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear, Marisa Tomei, and Jérémie Renier.

Frankie
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ira Sachs
Written by	Ira Sachs Mauricio Zacharias
Produced by	Saïd Ben Saïd Michel Merkt
Starring	Isabelle Huppert Brendan Gleeson Marisa Tomei Jérémie Renier Pascal Greggory Vinette Robinson Ariyon Bakare Carloto Cotta Sennia Nanua Greg Kinnear
Cinematography	Rui Poças
Edited by	Sophie Reine
Music by	Dickon Hinchliffe
Production companies	SBS Productions Secret Engine
Distributed by	SBS Distribution (France) Sony Pictures Classics (United States) Midas Filmes[1] (Portugal)
Release dates	May 20, 2019 (2019-05-20) (Cannes)[2] August 28, 2019 (2019-08-28) (France) October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25) (United States) December 12, 2019 (2019-12-12) (Portugal)[1]
Running time	98 minutes[3]
Countries	United States France Portugal
Languages	English French
Box office	$725,642[1][4]

It had its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2019.^[5] It was released in France on August 28, 2019, by SBS Distribution, in the United States on October 25, 2019, by Sony Pictures Classics, and in Portugal on December 12, 2019, by Midas Filmes.

Plot

Frankie, a well-known French actress, has only a few months to live. For that reason, she decides to spend her last vacation with her large family in Sintra (Portugal). Despite the picturesque location, the relatives present struggle with a variety of love, marriage and money problems.

Cast

• Isabelle Huppert as Frankie
• Greg Kinnear as Gary
• Marisa Tomei as Ilene
• Jérémie Renier as Paul
• Brendan Gleeson as Jimmy
• Vinette Robinson as Sylvia
• Ariyon Bakare as Ian
• Pascal Greggory as Michel
• Carloto Cotta as Tiago
• Sennia Nanua as Maya

Production

In February 2018, it was announced Isabelle Huppert, Greg Kinnear, Marisa Tomei, Jérémie Renier and Andre Wilms had joined the cast of the film, with Ira Sachs directing the film, from a screenplay he wrote alongside Mauricio Zacharias. Saïd Ben Saïd and Michel Merkt will serve as producers on the film, while Lucas Joaquin and Kevin Chneiweiss will serve as executive producers under their Secret Engine and SBS Productions banners, respectively.^[6][7] In September 2018, Brendan Gleeson, Vinette Robinson, Ariyon Bakare, and Pascal Greggory joined the cast of the film.^[8][9]

Filming

Principal photography began in October 2018, primarily in the Portuguese Riviera.^[10]

Release

It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2019.^[11][12] Prior to, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film for North America, Eastern Europe including the CIS, Scandinavia, the Middle East, South Africa, Spain, India and airlines worldwide.^[13] It was released in France on August 28, 2019.^[14][15] It is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 25, 2019.^[16]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 56% based on 104 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Flawed yet well-acted, Frankie finds director/co-writer Ira Sachs getting snagged in his story's thorny relationships -- and often freed by his stellar cast."^[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 56 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[18]