Frances Ha
Frances Ha • 1h 26m
Directed by Noah Baumbach • 2013 • United States
Starring Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner
Greta Gerwig is radiant as Frances, a woman in her late twenties in contemporary New York trying to sort out her ambitions, her finances, and, above all, her intimate but shifting bond with her best friend, Sophie (Mickey Sumner). Meticulously directed by Noah Baumbach with a free-and-easy vibe reminiscent of the French New Wave’s most spirited films, and written by Baumbach and Gerwig with an effortless combination of sweetness and wit, FRANCES HA gets at both the frustrations and the joys of being young and unsure of where to go next. This wry and sparkling city romance is a testament to the ongoing vitality of independent American cinema.
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Peter Bogdanovich and Noah Baumbach o...
The following conversation between filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and Noah Baumbach was recorded in New York City in June 2013.
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Sarah Polley and Greta Gerwig on FRAN...
The following conversation between actor and filmmaker Sarah Polley and the film’s cowriter and star, Greta Gerwig, was recorded in Toronto in July 2013.
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Interpreting Reality
In this 18-minute piece, produced in June 2013, cowriter-director Noah Baumbach, director of photography Sam Levy, and Pascal Dangin, who did the film’s color mastering, discuss digital filmmaking, the late cinematographer Harry Savides, and how they achieved the look of FRANCES HA.
