Frank (film)
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| Directed by | Lenny Abrahamson |
| Produced by |
David Barron Ed Guiney Stevie Lee |
| Written by |
Jon Ronson Peter Straughan |
| Based on | a newspaper article by Jon Ronson |
| Starring |
Domhnall Gleeson Maggie Gyllenhaal Scoot McNairy Michael Fassbender Carla Azar François Civil |
| Music by | Stephen Rennicks |
| Cinematography | James Mather |
| Edited by | Nathan Nugent |
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Magnolia Pictures (US) Element Pictures (Ireland) |
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95 minutes |
| Country | Ireland United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1 million |
| Box office | £1.2 million |
Frank is a 2014 comedy-drama film directed by Lenny Abrahamson, produced by David Barron, Ed Guiney and Stevie Lee and written by Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan. It stars Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy, and François Civil.
The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. It was released theatrically in Ireland on 9 May 2014 and on DVD and On-Demand on 12 September 2014. It was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2014.
Don phones on behalf of Frank, the mysterious frontman of a band who always wears an oversized papier-mâché mask, to invite Jon to join. Jon accompanies the band to a remote cabin in Ireland, where they plan to spend the next year recording their first album. Despite Don's friendliness and Frank's enthusiasm, the rest of the band display ennui toward Jon — particularly Clara, who continually torments him for being mediocre and untalented. Don tells Jon that he once wanted to be a songwriter, but like Jon, was untalented. He plays a song for Jon, who compliments it. Don tells Jon that Frank is special, and that eventually Jon will believe that he either can be or Frank or at least mirror him, impossible because Frank is unique. However, Jon feels that if he could just have challenging experiences, it would fuel the next step in his creativity - Jon believes that his time with the band will be the catalyst.
The morning after they complete recording of their album, Jon finds Don's corpse on a tree, wearing Frank's mask. Don is cremated and Jon ends up having sex with Clara, who tells Jon that he disgusts her. Frank, wanting to be popular and to create "extremely likable music," decides to go; Clara warns Jon that if things go badly in Austin, she'll stab him.
Upon arrival, Jon, Frank, and Clara scatter Don's ashes, a canister of powdered food instead of the ashes. Afterwards, the band travels to Austin to register for South by Southwest. Jon and company discover that they aren't really popular, with the possibility of the crowd never knowing their identity. Upon hearing this, Frank progressively becomes erratic and has a panic attack.
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