Frank (2014 film)

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Frank (2014 film) is a 2014 indie black comedy-drama about an eccentric musician who always wears a large papier-mâché head, loosely inspired by the British cult figure Frank Sidebottom.

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instanceOf black comedy-drama film
film
independent film
basedOn experiences of Jon Ronson in the Frank Sidebottom band
castMember Carla Azar
Domhnall Gleeson
François Civil
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Michael Fassbender
Scoot McNairy
characterPlayedBy Clara;Maggie Gyllenhaal
Don;Scoot McNairy
Frank;Michael Fassbender
Jon Burroughs;Domhnall Gleeson
cinematographyBy James Mather
costumeElement large papier-mâché head worn by Frank
countryOfOrigin Ireland
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
director Lenny Abrahamson
distributor Element Pictures
Film4 Productions
Magnolia Pictures
editedBy Nathan Nugent
featuresBand Soronprfbs
filmingLocation County Wicklow
Dublin
New Mexico
genre black comedy
drama film
musical film
hasTheme artistic creativity
fame and social media
mental illness
outsider art
inspiredBy Chris Sievey
Frank Sidebottom
language English
mainCharacter Clara
Don
Frank
Jon Burroughs
Maggie Gyllenhaal's character Clara
metacriticScore 75
musicBy Stephen Rennicks
narrativeFocus eccentric musician who wears a large papier-mâché head
premiereDate 2014-01-17
producer David Barron
Ed Guiney
Stevie Lee
Tessa Ross
productionCompany Element Pictures
Film4 Productions
Runaway Fridge
releaseYear 2014
reviewAggregatorRating positive critical reception
rottenTomatoesApprovalRating over 90 percent
runtimeMinutes 95
screenwriter Jon Ronson
Peter Straughan
setting Ireland
United States of America
surface form: United States
theatricalReleaseCountry Republic of Ireland
surface form: Ireland

United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
worldPremiereAt Sundance Film Festival

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Peter Straughan notableWork Frank (2014 film)
Peter Straughan wroteScreenplayFor Frank (2014 film)
Michael Fassbender notableWork Frank (2014 film)