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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...
Mar 10, 2019 · Watch Now. Frances Ferguson (2019) 03/10/2019 (US) Comedy 1h 14m. User. Score. What's your Vibe? Play Trailer. Overview. Frances Ferguson, the eponymous character at the center of Bob Byington’s new film, is discontent. Like a lot of us, she does a bit of “acting out” and pays the price —an arrest, a trial, incarceration.
Sep 15, 2024 · The movie follows the misadventures of the titular character, living in North Platte, Nebraska, as she goes from unhappy wife, mother and substitute teacher to seducer of a student to convicted sex offender and beyond, the entire affair narrated, in ironic counterpoint, by actor Nick Offerman.
Frances Ferguson (2019)Writer/Director: Bob ByingtonStarring: Kaley Wheless, Nick Offerman, Martin Starr, Jennifer Prediger, Keith Poulson, John GatinsTo rea...
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With Frances Ferguson, Byington has crafted a funny dark comedy that's at once playful and sardonic, and a brilliant commentary on gender roles.
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Mordaciously hilarious study of smallish town, cornhusker housewife turned scarlet-lettered jailbird. Blame it on ennui. I wish I had a teacher like Frances Ferguson during my high school years, instead I had wizened nuns with bad spanking habits and a bald, pasty man with disturbingly hirsute hands. If she were the teach, I'd have really boned ...
