Frankie's reviews
Media reviews
Cinemanía
Ira Sachs does not fall into the emphatic excesses of other American filmmakers who become intoxicated with refinement when they try to narrate "in the European way". Frankie, like the huge Isabelle Huppert acting, is not afraid to be vulnerable.
Le Monde
'Frankie' does not give in to despair or immobility. No more than the film, the end of which leads its characters towards a horizon which we are not given to see but which, nevertheless, elevates us.
Los Angeles Times
Although it may initially seem like a fairly wispy story of family dynamics and romantic uncertainty, there?s a subtle depth to the proceedings that creeps up on you in resonant ways.
Fotogramas
Conceived as a delicate family portrait in which the joys and dramas that shape the course of life resonate, ?Frankie? by Ira Sachs can also be seen as a celebration of cinema as intercultural dialogue.
Caimán Cuadernos de Cine
'Frankie' is a work of vital celebration, of maturity and serenity: a film that is not afraid to open itself to comedy records without ever betraying the depth of the emotions that circulate under each of its shots.
Indiewire
It drifts by with all the force of a mild summer breeze, and ? as is typical of Sachs? jewel-like work ? it leaves you feeling like you could have spent another 90 minutes with these characters.
The Washington Post
Thanks to a superb cast and a welcome strain of comedic energy, 'Frankie' turns out to be more than a pretty travelogue with melodrama.
The Wrap
The film studiously avoids melodrama or theatrics of any sort, enfolding instead as a kind of melancholic tone poem.
The Hollywood Reporter
Sachs offers many gentle pleasures in his latest film... That said, this is definitely a second-tier entry from the director.
El Mundo
Surprising, as always, the delicacy of a cinema capable of portraying the most hidden feelings without ever losing the sense of modesty.