ComedyDrama

Saint Frances

2020
7.1 / 10
After an accidental pregnancy turned abortion, a deadbeat nanny finds an unlikely friendship with the six-year old she's charged with protecting.
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Was shocked to see the ratings for this were so low and then realized that the anti-abortion brigade had been sent out to pepper any public review system with 1 stars. Thoughtful and well done. Yes contains lesbian moms and an abortion but those felt secondar...
My favourite film genre is 'social realism'. I have a bit of an (albeit fair) reputation for only liking bleak human dramas. But human dramas don't have to be bleak, and people don't have to be nasty to make a good film. And Saint Frances is a beautiful film....
When I first started watching this movie I thought it was kind of directionless and that it had all these disparate parts that didn't really click but then at some point it all did for me. All of a sudden I just really appreciated this movie. It is a slice of...
Tackling themes that specifically affect women this funny, sincere and brave film leaves you under no illusion of the challenges faced by some; starring a standout Oscar worthy Kelly O' Sullivan who happened to write it as well.
Quiet, little movie that's quietly subversive. This is a comedy, written by and starring Kelly O'Sullivan, providing an unvarnished perspective on feminity, having a child and/ or choosing not to have a baby. The three female protagonists each, is a prisoner...
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