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Fran

Fran

1985Movie⏱️ 1h 38m
Drama
⭐ 6.3
IMDB Rating
134 votes

Single mom Fran dedicates herself to her kids but yearns for romance with someone her age. Her attempts to balance dating and family life don't work out well.

Director
Glenda Hambly
Writers
N/A
Stars
Noni Hazlehurst, Annie Byron, Alan Fletcher
Release Date
November 21, 1985
Language
English
Country
Australia
πŸ† 4
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 5
Reviews
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Noni Hazlehurst
Noni Hazlehurst
as Fran
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Annie Byron
as Marge
Alan Fletcher
Alan Fletcher
as Jeff
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Narelle Simpson
as Lisa
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Travis Ward
as Tom
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Rosie Logie
as Cynthia
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Danny Adcock
as Ray
Steve Jodrell
Steve Jodrell
as Michael Butlin
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Penny Brown
as Sally Aspinal
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Faith Clayton
as Waigani Supervisor

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Production
Barron Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

soap opera drama
by youngadam-4 β€’ 2007-04-29
3/10

"This director really is like a low rent ken Loach/mike Leigh. Unfortunately, FRAN, has none of the cinematic prowess or complex politics that make the English masters rise above the kitchen sink. The film is nothing more than TELEVISION drama. Turgid script, stolid story arc, overwrought drama. The characters speak their truth in a way that is unrealistic and terribly daytime television. The writer aims so hard to invest complex stakes in the story that the characters are forced (like puppets) to react dramatically to the events. Because of this reliance on the motivating stakes of the sto..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

This was the only film directed by Glenda Hambly.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Single mom Fran dedicates herself to her kids but yearns for romance with someone her age. Her attempts to balance dating and family life don't work out well.