Dear Frankie (DVD)

Young single mother Lizzie is so afraid of her abusive ex-husband that she continually moves around the country with her nine year-old son. In order to protect him from the truth, she tells Frankie that his dad is away at sea and sends him letters in the guise of his father. But when she learns the ship he’s supposed to be working on is due to dock, she threatens to be exposed. So she hires a handsome stranger to pose as Frankie’s dad, never realising ...
...“Dear Frankie” Shona Auerbach’s feature debut and she shows a firm hand with what could have been a terribly mawkish script. Her direction is spare and underplays the more emotionally manipulative aspects of the film, such as Frankie’s deafness. True, it is a sentimental film but it never over-eggs the pudding, thanks largely to the restrained performances Auerbach has teased out of her cast. The performances of the child actors in particular are ...

afy9mab 22.03.2005 · Read full review
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"Dear Frankie" released in 2004, is the heartwarming story of a 9 ½ year old boy, living with his Mum and Grandmother, whose relationship with his father stems totally from the letters he receives from him while his father is on board ship. Set against the backdrop of the Clyde in the Greenock area, in the fictitious Port Howat, the film depicts of poverty and a struggle of one woman to protect her son in an era which could almost be modern, but ...
...into the life of a single Mum, Lizzie, and her son, for whom she would move mountains to protect. For it is Lizzie who has been writing letters to Frankie for years, pretending that they are from his father, who is travelling the world with his ship. Frankie adores receiving letters from his father, and is an intelligent child, particularly with regard to world geography, marine life and stamp collecting, interests he has gained from following his ...

helencbradshaw 12.06.2005 · Read full review
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This film is an inspiring piece of work. The storyline may seem confusing at first but as you continue to watch- you soon become engrossed in the story. The actors in this are great - Gerard Butler and Jack McElhone have great chemistry throughout and I only wish this film could have been longer. Their relationship that develops during the film makes you experience all the emotions...happiness, sadness, guilt and provides just the right amount of tension to make this a great film. ...

celebrityfan 19.08.2007
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...with deaf issues and does well not treading on any sensitive ground... after all the feature of the story is not on his being deaf but rather on the relationship between frankie and his father. If you only watch one british film this year... don't miss Dear Frankie ...

Minty23 04.06.2005 · Read full review
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