| Dear Frankie (2004)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Emily Mortimer |
Lizzie
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| Jack McElhone |
Frankie
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| Gerard Butler |
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| Mary Riggans |
Nell
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| Sharon Small |
Marie
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| Sophie Main |
Serious Girl
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| Katy Murphy |
Miss MacKenzie
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| Sean Brown |
Ricky Monroe
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| Jayd Johnson |
Catriona
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| Anna Hepburn |
Headmistress
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| Rony Bridges |
Post Office Clerk
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| Sean Brown (III) |
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| Plot |
| Driven by intelligent, constantly surprising and moving performances from the film's leads, Dear Frankie stars Emily Mortimer (Lovely and Amazing) as Lizzie, Scottish mother of Frankie (Jack McElhone), a deaf and highly intelligent 9-year-old. Constantly uprooting themselves and relocating from town to town, Lizzie and Frankie are on the run from the latter's abusive father, a fact unknown to the boy, who believes his dad is a busy seaman sending letters full of adventure and love. In fact, Lizzie is writing those missives, but she is faced with a challenge when Frankie discovers his father's ship will dock nearby. Lizzie hires a kind, handsome stranger (Gerard Butler) to play Frankie's dad, creating an odd situation in which ever-growing lies become a conduit for love, and Lizzie's repressed desires come to the fore with a man posing as her husband. The moral tangles are of interest in director Shona Auerbach's charmingly paced, quietly insightful drama-comedy, but so is the glorious feeling of watching these characters come fully alive. --Tom Keogh |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama |
| Director |
Shona Auerbach; Shoner Auerbach |
| Producer |
Caroline Wood |
| Writer |
Andrea Gibb |
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| Studio |
Disney / Buena Vista |
| Country |
UK
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 |
| Running Time |
105 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
5/4/2004 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
547 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
11/1/2005 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
786936270938 |
| Release Date |
7/5/2005 |
| Subtitles |
Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
 FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Deleted scenes with optional director commentary
The story of Dear Frankie
Feature commentary with director
Interview with director |
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