Frankie review - dying for nuance | reviews, news & interviews
Frankie review - dying for nuance
Frankie review - dying for nuance
Isabelle Huppert stars in Ira Sachs's disappointingly wan homage to Eric Rohmer
by Graham FullerThursday, 27 May 2021
End game: Isabelle Huppert in the title role of 'Frankie'
American filmmaker Ira Sachs excels at crafting throughtful relationship dramas in which middle-class characters confronted with crises or unanticipated realisations gain valuable emotional knowledge. His best works –
Forty Shades of Blue (2005),
Keep the Lights On (2012), and
Little Men (2016) – demonstrate an evenness and maturity rare in the rough and tumble of indie cinema.
American filmmaker Ira Sachs excels at crafting throughtful relationship dramas in which middle-class characters confronted with crises or unanticipated realisations gain valuable emotional knowledge. His best works –