
Frances lives in New York, but she doesn't really have an apartment. Frances is an apprentice for a dance company, but she's not really a dancer. Frances has a best friend named Sophie, but they aren't really speaking anymore. Frances throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible reality dwindles. Frances wants so much more than she has but lives her life with unaccountable joy and lightness.... (Full plot summary below)
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Frances lives in New York, but she doesn't really have an apartment. Frances is an apprentice for a dance company, but she's not really a dancer. Frances has a best friend named Sophie, but they aren't really speaking anymore. Frances throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible reality dwindles. Frances wants so much more than she has but lives her life with unaccountable joy and lightness.
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| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerBrilliantly directed and beautifully shot, this is an utterly delightful, warm-hearted and very funny comedy with a wonderful script and a terrific central performance from Greta Gerwig. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranEffortless and effervescent, Frances Ha is a small miracle of a movie, honest and funny with an aim that's true. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayThe writing is so musical, so attuned to human frailty and aspiration, that I defy anyone to watch the movie without smiling — with amusement one minute, rueful recognition the next, but probably always with some measure of simple, undiluted delight. |
| The TelegraphTim RobeyIf films were gestures, this one would be a perfectly timed shrug, with the smile to match. |
| The New York TimesA.O. ScottWith its swift, jaunty rhythms and sharp, off-kilter jokes, Frances Ha is frequently delightful. Ms. Gerwig and Mr. Baumbach are nonetheless defiant partisans in the revolt against the tyranny of likability in popular culture. |
| Screen InternationalAnthony Kaufman[Frances Ha] may feel tossed-off, but like the early French New Wave films that inspired it, this affectionate portrait of wayward young folks trying to survive, emotionally and professionally, in the big city is both touching and meaningful. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaA black-and-white salute to the French New Wave (the score is borrowed from Georges Delerue, composer of many a Truffaut and Godard film) that manages to be very much of this moment ... |
| The SkinnyJamie DunnGerwig's deft screwball timing turns every disaster into a grace note. This may be a comedy of awkwardness, but rather than curl, your toes will tap. |
| amNewYorkRobert LevinA great film that gets the spirit of New York exactly right: |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeOne of the most appealing films of the year to date -- and it may well end up being the most appealing indie release of the entire year |