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Even when the film as a whole grows a little ungainly, as it fills up with supporting characters who feel more like one-note ideas than actual people, Pfeiffer’s steely presence anchors the proceedings.
“They’re not normal people!” He’s right, of course — they’re not normal people. But they are fun to be around, in an exasperating kind of way. “French Exit” was directed by Azazel Jacobs (“Momma’s Man,” “The Lovers”) and adapted by Patrick deWitt from his 2018 novel. It begins in flashback, with Frances showing up at the boarding school where she’s stashed her son, Malcolm. He’s only about 12, but she seems determined to take him out of school for good. “What about my clothes?” he says as they head for the door. “I’ll buy you new clothes,” she says.
OUT: January 7 Boston couple Martha (Vanessa Kirby) and Sean (Shia LaBeouf) suffer an unthinkable tragedy at the hands of a flustered midwife. Kornél Mundruczó's drama follows Martha over the next twelve months as she fights to survive relationship difficulties and a trial. Martin Scorsese is among the producers. Streaming on Netflix. 2 of 103 OUT: Jan 15 Noël Coward's genteel supernatural comedy – first performed as a play in 1941 and filmed by David Lean in 1945 – gets a suitably all-star revival. A recently married couple (Dan Stevens and Isla Fisher) are haunted by the ghost of the...
Let Them all Talk and this, it's clearly the year for Lucas Hedges playing young men related to slightly eccentric, cranky older women. Or, in the case of French Exit's Michelle Pfeiffer, an exceedingly cranky older woman. Find the trailer below. “My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Pfeiffer), but things didn’t go as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 12 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borr...
One thing seems to be clear: the number one reason to watch French Exit is to see Michelle Pfeiffer. Nearly every review of the film has singled-out Pfieffer as the main draw here, and sure enough, this trailer is wall-to-wall with pull quotes about what a killer performance she gives. But what of the movie itself? What’s it all about? Here’s a synopsis: “My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), but things didn’t go as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 12 years and with his vast in...