DVD Release Date: November 12, 2013
Theatrical Release Date: Began releasing in limited markets nationwide May 17, 2013
Rating: R (sexual references and language)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Run Time: 86 min.
Director: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Michael Esper, Adam Driver, Michael Zegan, Grace Gummer
As anyone who’s sat through Greenberg, Margot at the Wedding or The Squid and the Whale can attest, there are a few constants in writer/director Noah Baumbach’s cinematic universe: fractured families; complex, often unlikeable characters; and sly observational humor.
But with Frances Ha, a title that only makes sense in the film’s final moments, Baumbach throws audiences quite a curveball. While...