Francine (film)

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]

## Plot

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## Cast

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* 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

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

## Reception

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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]

## References

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1. ^ D'Arcy, David (13 February 2012). "Francine". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
2. ^ Olsen, Mark (24 October 2012). "Movie review: 'Francine' is a study in animal love gone astray". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
3. ^ McCord, Will (13 September 2012). "Francine". Paste. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
4. ^ Weber, Bill (10 September 2012). "Francine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ Holden, Stephen (11 September 2012). "Bonding With Pets, Not People". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
7. ^ "Francine". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
8. ^ Ebert, Roger (7 November 2012). "FRANCINE". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ Uhlich, Keith (11 September 2012). "Francine". Time Out. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
11. ^ 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.

## External links

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* Francine at IMDb
* Francine at Rotten Tomatoes

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