2012 American film
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
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]
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
The film was shot in the Hudson Valley of New York .[ 6]
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]
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^ Olsen, Mark (24 October 2012). "Movie review: 'Francine' is a study in animal love gone astray" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
^ McCord, Will (13 September 2012). "Francine" . Paste . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
^ Weber, Bill (10 September 2012). "Francine" . Slant Magazine . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
^ Knegt, Peter (15 February 2012). "Berlin 2012: Melissa Leo On Life After Oscar and Portraying the Craziest Cat Lady in 'Francine' " . IndieWire . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
^ Holden, Stephen (11 September 2012). "Bonding With Pets, Not People" . The New York Times . Retrieved 29 November 2016 .
^ "Francine" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
^ Ebert, Roger (7 November 2012). "FRANCINE" . Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
^ Phillips, Michael (8 November 2012). "A brief look at a constricted life in 'Francine' ★★★" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
^ Uhlich, Keith (11 September 2012). "Francine" . Time Out . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
^ Kohn, Eric (16 February 2012). "BERLIN REVIEW: Melissa Leo is Raw and the Mood is Haunting, but 'Francine' Still Needs a Story" . IndieWire . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .