#681: BAUMBACH, Noah: Frances Ha (2013)

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BAUMBACH, Noah (United States)
Frances Ha [2013]
Spine #681
Blu-ray


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 American independent cinema.

86 minutes
Black & White
5.1 Surround
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2013
Director/Writers


Written by Noah Baumbach land Greta Gerwig.
Baumbach was 44 when he directed Frances Ha.

Other Baumbach films in the Collection:

#394: Kicking And Screaming (1995)
#845: The Squid And The Whale (2005)
#1038: Marriage Story (2019)

The Film

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Twenty-two page booklet featuring an essay by playwright Annie Baker.

Commentary

None.

Conversation 1

Between filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and Baumbach.

Conversation 2

Between actor and filmmaker Sarah Polley and the film’s cowriter and star, Gerwig.

Conversation 3

About the look of Frances Ha between Baumbach, DP Sam Levy, and Pascal Dangin, who did the film’s color mastering.

Trailer

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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