Frances Ha

2012
R
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

97K

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Frances lives in New York, but she doesnÂ’t really have an apartment. Frances is an apprentice for a dance company, but sheÂ’s not really a dancer. Frances has a best friend named Sophie, but they arenÂ’t really speaking anymore. Frances throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible reality dwindles. Frances wants so much more than she has but lives her life with unaccountable joy and lightness.

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Coming-of-Age Quirky Comedy Comedy Drama Romance

A New York woman apprentices for a dance company and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as the possibility of realizing them dwindles.A New York woman apprentices for a dance company and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as the possibility of realizing them dwindles.A New York woman apprentices for a dance company and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as the possibility of realizing them dwindles.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

97K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 49 nominations total

Videos6

Frances Ha: Moving Out (French)

Photos96

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Trivia
Charlotte d'Amboise, who plays the head of Frances' dance company (and whose character describes herself as a former dancer) is in fact a well-known Broadway dancer, with such Broadway shows on her resume as Cats, Chicago, A Chorus Line, and Pippin. She is also the daughter of former New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d'Amboise.

Goofs
At 59:23, Sophie's voice says the words faster than her mouth moves. Particularly near the end of her sentences.

Quotes
Frances: It's that thing when you're with someone, and you love them and they know it, and they love you and you know it... but it's a party... and you're both talking to other people, and you're laughing and shining... and you look across the room and catch each other's eyes... but - but not because you're possessive, or it's precisely sexual... but because... that is your person in this life. And it's funny and sad, but only because this life will end, and it's this secret world that exists right there in public, unnoticed, that no one else knows about. It's sort of like how they say that other dimensions exist all around us, but we don't have the ability to perceive them. That's - That's what I want out of a relationship. Or just life, I guess.

Connections
Featured in Maltin on Movies: The Hangover Part III (2013)

Soundtracks
Thème de Camille
Written and Performed by Georges Delerue
Courtesy of Igloo Music/Marouani Music/EMI Music Publishing

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Featured review

7/10

Some memorable dialogue exchanges stand out

(2012) Frances Ha COMEDY DRAMA

Greta Gerwig's equivalent updated version of "1978 Girlfriends", except that in this movie her character plays a struggling dancer as opposed to a struggling photographer. Gerwig who was also credited as co-writer along with Noah Baumbach second of her four movies with him. Greta Gerwig stars as title character "Frances Ha", once her best friend, Sophie (Mickey Sumner) and long time live-in roommate decides to move out of their apartment, so that Sophie can live closer to her new boyfriend, Frances begins to struggle to find another roommate or to find another place.

Again, the positive rating is the result of the unique moments, improvised dialogue exchanges from director Noah Baumbach and his main star actress Greta Gerwig.