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Frankie review - dying for nuance
Isabelle Huppert stars in Ira Sachs s disappointingly wan homage to Eric Rohmer
by Graham FullerThursday, 27 May 2021
End game: Isabelle Huppert in the title role of Frankie
American filmmaker Ira Sachs excels at crafting throughtful relationship dramas in which middle-class characters confronted with crises or unanticipated realisations gain valuable emotional knowledge. His best works –
Forty Shades of Blue (2005),
Keep the Lights On (2012), and
Little Men (2016) – demonstrate an evenness and maturity rare in the rough and tumble of indie cinema.
American filmmaker Ira Sachs excels at crafting throughtful relationship dramas in which middle-class characters confronted with crises or unanticipated realisations gain valuable emotional knowledge. His best works –
American filmmaker Ira Sachs excels at crafting throughtful relationship dramas in which middle-class characters confronted with crises or unanticipated realizations gain valuable emotional knowledge. His best works – Forty Shades of Blue (2005), Keep the Lights On (2012), and Little Men (2016) – demonstrate an evenness and maturity rare in the rough and tumble of indie cinema. Sadly, Sach’s new film Frankie pales beside its predecessors, despite the presence of Isabelle Huppert and Brendan Gleeson and a postcard-perfect Portuguese Riviera backdrop.