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Jun 11, 2019 · Told through a somewhat whimsical narrative provided by Nick Offerman, Frances Ferguson tells a dark story while maintaining a more lighthearted tone. Kaley Wheless gives a memorable performance as Frances, and she expertly fits within the realistic, yet tonally unique world created in the film.
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...
Sep 15, 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.
Jul 8, 2020 · There’s nothing inherently funny about Frances Ferguson’s central concept: an affair between a teacher and a high-school student that scandalizes a small Nebraska town. But, as told from the eponymous educator’s (Kaley Wheless) perspective, there is something intriguing about Bob Byington’s latest darkly comic film — which uses its ...
Mar 11, 2019 · At most, it has Frances refer to the way people make assumptions based on her looks. Not said is how different things would be in a film about a Frank Ferguson who slept with an underage Jane.
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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.
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. And then a new identity, one that's not terribly comfortable.
