The book was excellent. This was average
I read the book, which was very compelling and upsetting. This TV film is pretty average. Blakely is a decent actress when she has a good script. She doesn't in this vehicle.
Lee Grant is awful. She always is. She even sports the same wig she wore in The Swarm and Airport 77. In playing Lillian Farmer, one would think her bitter schtick would come in handy. It doesn't.
This film is devoid of over histrionics which plagued other biopics of the era, such as The Jayne Mansfield Story and The Rosemary Cloney Story. Actually that might have helped. Then this movie might have had some camp value. It is best to just watch the 1982 film Frances.
A copy is on YouTube.
Lee Grant is awful. She always is. She even sports the same wig she wore in The Swarm and Airport 77. In playing Lillian Farmer, one would think her bitter schtick would come in handy. It doesn't.
This film is devoid of over histrionics which plagued other biopics of the era, such as The Jayne Mansfield Story and The Rosemary Cloney Story. Actually that might have helped. Then this movie might have had some camp value. It is best to just watch the 1982 film Frances.
A copy is on YouTube.
- mls4182
- Sep 2, 2023