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Frances Ha

Frances Ha

I'm not messy, I'm busy.

20137.31h 26m

Overview

An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.

Directed by Noah Baumbach
Written by Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
Produced by Scott Rudin, Rodrigo Teixeira, Lila Yacoub
Box Office0Revenue: $9.0M

Top Cast

Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig

Frances Halladay

Mickey Sumner

Mickey Sumner

Sophie Levee

Michael Zegen

Michael Zegen

Benji

Adam Driver

Adam Driver

Lev Shapiro

Charlotte d'Amboise

Charlotte d'Amboise

Colleen

Patrick Heusinger

Patrick Heusinger

Reade "Patch" Krause

Michael Esper

Michael Esper

Dan

Grace Gummer

Grace Gummer

Rachel

Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton

Andy

Maya Kazan

Maya Kazan

Caroline

Themes & Keywords

new york cityfriendshipdancerparis, francefreedomlonelinessbest friendblack and whiteurban settingresponsibilitymumblecoresacramentodance teachermillennialslate coming of agedance showjoysincere

About Frances Ha

Frances Ha is a comedy, drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of new york city, friendship, dancer, paris, france, freedom, loneliness. Directed by Noah Baumbach, it stars Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Michael Zegen. An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.

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