A muddled descent into psycho sexual mind games that never fully gels. Las vegas chef frank michael shannon is dating recent grad lola imogen poots. Our titular frank michael shannon and lola imogen poots are having sex in front of a sparkling vegas skyline, but thats not the view were here for its a full frontal look at poots, whose peaks and bush are prominent while a lucky shannon goes down on her. Directed by matthew ross starring michael shannon, imogen poots, justin long, rosanna arquette and michael nyqvist.
Frank is a hard film to easily define and although it manages to remain on the right side of upbeat with plenty of laughs it does gently broach issues revolving around mental health. A psychosexual noir love story, set in las vegas and paris. Original music, crossing boundaries yet resolutely focused on musicianship and originality. We mostly see events through the perspective of frank, a man who believes himself to be his girlfriend. Her criticism of my work was frank but absolutely fair. Frank, immediately drawn to lola, does everything in.
A muddled descent into psychosexual mind games that never fully gels. Frank and lola meet and soon fall hard and fast for one another. Any given sunday, frank and lola, the wicker man, and more 3. Middle english, from old english franca and old french franc, both from late latin francus. After being discovered by the gestapo in 1944, the franks were sent to concentration camps, and anne died in bergenbelsen in 1945. The older frank is never quite sure if hes good enough for the young angelic beauty he adores, and lola, while loving, seems dangerously enigmatic with an air of restlessness around her. Directorwriter matthew ross makes his feature film debut entrance today on december 9th with here. Starring michael shannon and imogen poots in the titular roles, respectively, the film is a blend of modern noir and romance. Frank is a talented and driven chef working in las vegas whose life is thrown into a tailspin after he meets and falls passionately in love with lola, an aspiring fashion designer. With imogen poots, michael shannon, justin long, rosanna arquette. As uneven as the psychodrama can be at times, one thing is clear, ross is a major talent worth watching. The exploits of the band trying to make a album touch on notions of artistic endeavour, originality and the sphere that songwriters and musicians have to encounter. At times, it feels like its going for jim thompsondesperate people in a heatsoaked corner of the country who cling to each other to surviveand yet lew cant quite pull that off, opting too often for overwritten dialogue and paperthin metaphors about men and women who are like the discarded dogs.
The film was released theatrically and through video on demand on. But their idyllic love proves to be shortlived when a man from lolas murky past turns up on the scene. A member of one of the germanic tribes of the rhine region in the early christian era, especially one of the salian franks who conquered gaul about ad 500 and established an extensive empire that reached its greatest power in the ninth century. Anyone whos ever wondered how michael shannon would fare as a smoldering romantic lead has their answer in matthew ross. A las vegas chef soon becomes a potential murderer for the woman he loves. Frank michael shannon, a talented chef living in las vegas, meets lola imogen poots, a beautiful and mysterious young girl new to the city. Watch michael shannon think about killing justin long in. Frank and lola is a seductive and intense noir romance starring. United states december 9, 2016 limited canada december 9, 2016. He enjoys the late hours in bed when his busy schedule behind the stove in a bloody apron permits, but hes not a happy camper in work or play.
Talk to frank for facts, support and advice on drugs and alcohol today. Synonyms for frank at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. Find out everything you need to know about drugs, their effects and the law. Her new boss keith winkleman justin long gets frank an audition for a famous chef in france. If you like to get search results as rss after search, click on icon at bottom. He has a passionate romance with mysterious budding fashion designer lola imogen poots. Their affair is passionate, and seems to be everything frank has always wanted. Its the last real nudity of the movie minus boobs from sarah. December 12, 2016 by the time ross builds to a final shot that is utterly predictable in its ambiguity, its hard to care. An obsessive las vegas chef michael shannon falls in love with a mysterious woman imogen poots, but an act of infidelity turns their relationship into a paranoid nightmare. Watch michael shannon think about killing justin long in this.
Immortalized in song and onstage, these two have lent their names and heartache to. Frank michael shannon and lola imogen poots are fumbling around the fringes of a relationship, two selfdiagnosed fuckups who wrestle with the fear that theyre wounds run too deep to. Anne frank, jewish girl whose diary of her familys years in hiding during the german occupation of the netherlands is a classic of war literature. When talented chef frank meets aspiring fashion designer lola, he is instantly and violently in love. Nba suspends season after allstar rudy gobert tests positive for coronavirus players from seven teams have reportedly been. This chef, named frank, is caught by the seductive charm of a woman named lola. Frank isnt ostracized nor is he mocked for his issues. Its very film debut in its editing, but theres a weird rawness to the performances that are fighting against a tough script at points. But when frank is sent on a new assignment, something doesnt feel right leading frank into a moral maze of intrigue and doublecross. Frank himself is a really interesting character, because theres nothing really in his past that made him the way he is.