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Mar 10, 2019 · Frances Ferguson: Directed by Bob Byington. With Kaley Wheless, Nick Offerman, Martin Starr, Jennifer Prediger. A small town's reaction to scandal.
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- Comedy
- Bob Byington
- 2019-03-10
- The Combination of Realism with A Whimsical Tone
- Finding Dark Comedy Through Unlikable Characters
- Frances Ferguson: Conclusion
Frances Ferguson combines moments of realistic tension and examinations of life with a whimsical tone. Hearing Nick Offerman’snarration, especially when it offers commentary on the actions of the main characters, brings the dark story into focus. The audience understands where the film is heading in terms of its tonal choices. Music, on-screen text...
One aspect of Frances FergusonI found intriguing is how many of its characters come across as unlikable, yet this draws me even further into the film. Some of the best comedic moments come from the unlikable natures of each character being respected and not hidden from the audience. Kaley Wheless captures comedic moments through Frances’s dissatisf...
Frances Ferguson captures the darkness of scandal, while finding the comedy and lightheartedness within such a dark subject matter. Kaley Wheless gives an extremely memorable performance, perfectly capturing the tiredness of her character at everyone and everyone in her life. She gives life to a character who could come across as completely unlikab...
Frances is a 1982 American biographical tragedy film directed by Graeme Clifford from a screenplay written by Eric Bergren, Christopher De Vore, and Nicholas Kazan. The film stars Jessica Lange as Frances Farmer, a troubled actress during the 1930s whose career suffered as a result of her mental illness.
Sep 12, 2019 · We spoke to both Byington and Wheless over the phone and discussed the zigzag trip that brought Frances Ferguson from bored housewife to sex criminal. The character was born from both parties...
Birtles took a movie camera and made a cinematographic record of the journey. Birtles reached Broken Hill on 25 February and Adelaide on 1 March, where he spent two weeks recovering from an illness, before driving to Burra, Port Augusta, Quorn, and Maree to Cooper Creek.
Mar 11, 2019 · ‘Frances Ferguson’: Film Review | SXSW 2019. Fringe-dwelling filmmaker Bob Byington looks at a teacher-student sex scandal from the felon's POV in 'Frances Ferguson.'
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Jun 12, 2024 · On Monday, March 11, 2019, at SXSW, I interviewed director Bob Byington to discuss his newest feature, Frances Ferguson (which I also reviewed). Joining us for the conversation were lead actress Kaley Wheless and supporting player David Krumholtz.
