See Michelle Pfeiffer in her Golden Globe-nominated performance in French Exit, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
“My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old, penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), but things didn’t go as planned. Her husband, Franklin, has been dead for 12 years. With his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in Paris, accompanied by her directionless son, Malcolm (Lucas Hedges), and a cat named Small Frank—who may or may not embody the spirit of Frances’ dead husband.
Blu-ray, DVD And Digital Bonus Materials
Deleted and Extended Scenes
French Exit stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Valerie Mahaffey, Imogen Poots, Susan Coyne, Danielle MacDonald, Isaach de Bankolé and Tracy Letts
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“My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old, penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), but things didn’t go as planned. Her husband, Franklin, has been dead for 12 years. With his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in Paris, accompanied by her directionless son, Malcolm (Lucas Hedges), and a cat named Small Frank—who may or may not embody the spirit of Frances’ dead husband.
Blu-ray, DVD And Digital Bonus Materials
Deleted and Extended Scenes
French Exit stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Valerie Mahaffey, Imogen Poots, Susan Coyne, Danielle MacDonald, Isaach de Bankolé and Tracy Letts
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- 6/17/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“French Exit,” which closed last fall’s (mostly virtual) 2020 New York Film Festival, takes a lot of cues from its lead character — an eccentric, rich widow played with delicious zeal by Michelle Pfeiffer. The look is elegant and classy, but underneath things get pretty dark and twisted.
Still, the film wears its weirdness more lightly than the character. Frances Price (Pfeiffer) may be defiantly unconventional, thumbing her nose at social norms and the usual modes of parenting, but the movie tries to be dark and odd in a more beguiling way; it undercuts its polished stateliness with quiet black humor, though in the process it sometimes struggles to find the right tone for its polished, deadpan fatalism.
The result is a showcase for Pfeiffer’s sly but all-consuming embrace of a woman barely able to give a moment’s thought to anybody but herself, and one who surrounds herself with...
Still, the film wears its weirdness more lightly than the character. Frances Price (Pfeiffer) may be defiantly unconventional, thumbing her nose at social norms and the usual modes of parenting, but the movie tries to be dark and odd in a more beguiling way; it undercuts its polished stateliness with quiet black humor, though in the process it sometimes struggles to find the right tone for its polished, deadpan fatalism.
The result is a showcase for Pfeiffer’s sly but all-consuming embrace of a woman barely able to give a moment’s thought to anybody but herself, and one who surrounds herself with...
- 4/2/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Michelle Pfeiffer shines in the quirky, new comedic drama French Exit. The film follows Frances Price (Pfeiffer), a widowed New York socialite who, along with son, moves to Paris after squandering what is left of her inheritance. Also accompanying them is the family cat, who may apparently be the reincarnated spirit of Frances’s deceased husband. Once in Paris, they connect with a variety of quirky individuals and eventually end up communicating with the husband/father via a séance and an otherworldly candle. All the while, Frances continues to liquidate her remaining funds towards making her “French exit.”
Along with Frances on her journey is her son, Lucas, played with detached amusement by Malcolm Price. When the film begins, Lucas is engaged to his longtime girlfriend Susan (Imogen Poots), but has no plans to inform his mother of the pending nuptials. This, of course, leads to Susan breaking off the engagement,...
Along with Frances on her journey is her son, Lucas, played with detached amusement by Malcolm Price. When the film begins, Lucas is engaged to his longtime girlfriend Susan (Imogen Poots), but has no plans to inform his mother of the pending nuptials. This, of course, leads to Susan breaking off the engagement,...
- 4/2/2021
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Spring has sprung. The weather is warming, and the days are lasting longer. For cinephiles it’s bittersweet since April usually marks a period when studios and independent distributors begin showing a steady stream of their new wares for the rest of the year. However, 2021 has seen yet more delays and frustrations.
Nevertheless, April 2021 has more than a handful of promising cinematic experiences, some of which will be available on demand or a subscription service, and some of which will do the rare thing of opening in a theater near you. Here’s what to look out for.
French Exit
April 2 (U.S. Only)
After a limited debut in February, Azazel Jacobs’ delightfully dry French Exit is rolling out into wide theatrical release. One of the more acerbic films we’ve seen in a while, French Exit sparkles thanks to Michelle Pfeiffer’s eviscerating turn as Frances Price, the widowed...
Nevertheless, April 2021 has more than a handful of promising cinematic experiences, some of which will be available on demand or a subscription service, and some of which will do the rare thing of opening in a theater near you. Here’s what to look out for.
French Exit
April 2 (U.S. Only)
After a limited debut in February, Azazel Jacobs’ delightfully dry French Exit is rolling out into wide theatrical release. One of the more acerbic films we’ve seen in a while, French Exit sparkles thanks to Michelle Pfeiffer’s eviscerating turn as Frances Price, the widowed...
- 4/1/2021
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
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Best Actress In A Motion Picture (Comedy Or Musical)
Updated: Feb. 24, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: The Golden Globes nominations were announced on Feb. 3, with Netflix’s “Mank” from David Fincher leading with six nods. As the ceremony approaches on Feb. 28, the categories...
- 2/24/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Take a look at new images of actress Michelle Pfeiffer ("Batman Returns"), star of the new comedy feature "French Exit", wearing Max Mara, Bulgari and Gianvito Rossi, for the February 2021 issue of "Town and Country" magazine, photographed by Shaniqwa Jarvis:
"...'French Exit' directed by Azazel Jacobs, is based on the novel of the same name by Patrick deWitt, following 'Frances Price' (Pfeiffer), a wealthy widow, and her adult son 'Malcolm Price', living together in New York City.
"When her financial planner reveals she is broke, Frances sells everything she owns and decides to take her childhood friend, 'Joan', up on an offer to live in her apartment in Paris.
"Mother and son, along with their cat, 'Small Frank' take a cruise ship to Paris. Onboard they meet a medium named 'Madeleine'...
"...who tells them that Small Frank is inhabited by the spirit of Frances's deceased husband 'Frank',...
"...'French Exit' directed by Azazel Jacobs, is based on the novel of the same name by Patrick deWitt, following 'Frances Price' (Pfeiffer), a wealthy widow, and her adult son 'Malcolm Price', living together in New York City.
"When her financial planner reveals she is broke, Frances sells everything she owns and decides to take her childhood friend, 'Joan', up on an offer to live in her apartment in Paris.
"Mother and son, along with their cat, 'Small Frank' take a cruise ship to Paris. Onboard they meet a medium named 'Madeleine'...
"...who tells them that Small Frank is inhabited by the spirit of Frances's deceased husband 'Frank',...
- 2/18/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Michelle Pfeiffer has been dazzling audiences as one of Hollywood’s most recognizable leading ladies for decades. Throughout her illustrious career, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has expressed its adoration for the actress by nominating her eight times at the Golden Globes, including her winning performance in 1990 for “The Fabulous Baker Boys.” Her latest bid is for “French Exit,” a surreal comedy from Sony Pictures Classics that could land Pfeiffer her second Globe and first win in more than three decades.
Pfeiffer faces off against Maria Bakalova (“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”), Kate Hudson (“Music”), Rosamund Pike (“I Care a Lot”) and Anya Taylor-Joy (“Emma”) for Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress. None of Pfeiffer’s competitors come close to matching the veteran’s eight nominations to date. Pike had two prior bids for “Gone Girl” (2014) and “A Private War” (2018). Hudson was nominated once before (and won) 20 years ago for “Almost Famous.” Bakalova...
Pfeiffer faces off against Maria Bakalova (“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”), Kate Hudson (“Music”), Rosamund Pike (“I Care a Lot”) and Anya Taylor-Joy (“Emma”) for Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress. None of Pfeiffer’s competitors come close to matching the veteran’s eight nominations to date. Pike had two prior bids for “Gone Girl” (2014) and “A Private War” (2018). Hudson was nominated once before (and won) 20 years ago for “Almost Famous.” Bakalova...
- 2/17/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
“Seriously?” asked the celebrated, thrice-Oscar-nominated actress of an overstepping journalist.
It was April 2018 and Michelle Pfeiffer was sitting on the stage of the Beacon Theatre beside director Brian De Palma and actor Al Pacino, her collaborators on the controversial gangster classic Scarface. And to the apt mystification of actress and onlookers alike, the moderator of the event, Jesse Kornbluth, wanted to know what Pfeiffer weighed in 1983.
Pfeiffer had reunited with De Palma and Pacino at that year’s Tribeca Film Festival for the 35th anniversary of the movie that propelled her to multi-million-dollar-paycheck, magazine-covering movie stardom. Pfeiffer was so intent on scoring the supporting role of Elvira Hancock—the abrasive, indolent, fashion-forward wife of Pacino’s vicious drug kingpin Tony Montana—that the then-little-known actress paid her own airfare from New York to Los Angeles to audition. The actress, who the year prior had tackled her first lead role in...
It was April 2018 and Michelle Pfeiffer was sitting on the stage of the Beacon Theatre beside director Brian De Palma and actor Al Pacino, her collaborators on the controversial gangster classic Scarface. And to the apt mystification of actress and onlookers alike, the moderator of the event, Jesse Kornbluth, wanted to know what Pfeiffer weighed in 1983.
Pfeiffer had reunited with De Palma and Pacino at that year’s Tribeca Film Festival for the 35th anniversary of the movie that propelled her to multi-million-dollar-paycheck, magazine-covering movie stardom. Pfeiffer was so intent on scoring the supporting role of Elvira Hancock—the abrasive, indolent, fashion-forward wife of Pacino’s vicious drug kingpin Tony Montana—that the then-little-known actress paid her own airfare from New York to Los Angeles to audition. The actress, who the year prior had tackled her first lead role in...
- 2/16/2021
- by Matthew Eng
- The Film Stage
“My plan was to die before the money ran out” has become the anthem and tagline of the Sony Pictures Classics’ French Exit starring Michelle Pfeiffer as a 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite – a role that has been earning her plenty of awards season buzz.
Opening in theaters today before expanding nationwide April 2, French Exit is directed by Azazel Jacobs and written by Patrick deWitt, who wrote the bestselling novel on which the movie is based. In it, Pfeiffer plays Frances Price whose life hasn’t gone exactly as planned after her dead husband’s (Tracy Letts) inheritance is gone. She cashes in the last of her possessions and decides to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in Paris with her directionless son Malcolm (Lucas Hedges) and a cat named Small Frank — who may or may not embody the spirit of her husband.
French Exit made its...
Opening in theaters today before expanding nationwide April 2, French Exit is directed by Azazel Jacobs and written by Patrick deWitt, who wrote the bestselling novel on which the movie is based. In it, Pfeiffer plays Frances Price whose life hasn’t gone exactly as planned after her dead husband’s (Tracy Letts) inheritance is gone. She cashes in the last of her possessions and decides to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in Paris with her directionless son Malcolm (Lucas Hedges) and a cat named Small Frank — who may or may not embody the spirit of her husband.
French Exit made its...
- 2/12/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Azazel Jacobs’ likably odd French Exit is headlined by the that magnetic chill of hers directly in mind. The movie — adapted by Patrick deWitt from his 2018 novel of the same name — is a tale about a classic, monied, New York City eccentric, the kind of person whose status is as obvious, in their utter aloofness to the world, as it is mysterious. Summing this up, somehow, with wonderfully caustic poise is Pfeiffer, who plays Frances Price: a widow on the verge — of going broke.
And also of dying. These...
And also of dying. These...
- 2/11/2021
- by K. Austin Collins
- Rollingstone.com
You’ll Like My Mother: Jacobs Finds Pfeiffer in Eccentric Dangerous Liaison
Director Azazel Jacobs presents his most lavish offering to date with fourth feature French Exit, adapted from the celebrated novel by Patrick DeWitt (The Sisters Brothers). Recalling the slapstick ensemble comedies of the 1930s and 40s, where zippy dialogue skittered across zany scenarios littered with kooky characters, there’s much to admire in this offbeat black comic romp gilded with sinister undertones of familial dysfunction. Much like DeWitt’s novel, everything is eclipsed in the wake of its troubled heroine, Frances Price, here brought to life by a ferociously primed Michelle Pfeiffer who ruefully devours the narrative energies like an apex predator who can’t help but simply exist as the fabulous anomaly she is.…...
Director Azazel Jacobs presents his most lavish offering to date with fourth feature French Exit, adapted from the celebrated novel by Patrick DeWitt (The Sisters Brothers). Recalling the slapstick ensemble comedies of the 1930s and 40s, where zippy dialogue skittered across zany scenarios littered with kooky characters, there’s much to admire in this offbeat black comic romp gilded with sinister undertones of familial dysfunction. Much like DeWitt’s novel, everything is eclipsed in the wake of its troubled heroine, Frances Price, here brought to life by a ferociously primed Michelle Pfeiffer who ruefully devours the narrative energies like an apex predator who can’t help but simply exist as the fabulous anomaly she is.…...
- 2/9/2021
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
The entertainment world continues to be turned upside down by the pandemic. Though traditionally a big month for television, this February is seeing relatively few high-profile premieres. (It’s far from a complete desert, however, and includes the return of one of the FBI’s most famous fictional agents.)
Those looking for movies, however, will have plenty of intriguing options, both in theaters and at home. These include both some acclaimed films that only played briefly in theaters for awards-qualifying runs back in December, and the first films to emerge...
Those looking for movies, however, will have plenty of intriguing options, both in theaters and at home. These include both some acclaimed films that only played briefly in theaters for awards-qualifying runs back in December, and the first films to emerge...
- 1/29/2021
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
George Clooney (“The Midnight Sky”) and Michelle Pfeiffer (“French Exit”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety‘s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here.
In Netflix’s “The Midnight Sky,” George Clooney — also the film’s director and producer — plays dying scientist Augustine Lofthouse. The year is 2049, the setting is the Arctic Circle, and before he dies, Augustine desperately wants to tell a spaceship returning to decimated Earth to go back to the inhabitable moon of Jupiter it had been sent to explore. In the forthcoming Sony Pictures Classics farce “French Exit,” Michelle Pfeiffer plays the arch socialite Frances Price, who also plans to die — after her money runs out, that is (thus the film’s title). Augustine and Frances would have nothing to say to one another, but Clooney and Pfeiffer chatted up a storm — about being working parents, their new movies and,...
In Netflix’s “The Midnight Sky,” George Clooney — also the film’s director and producer — plays dying scientist Augustine Lofthouse. The year is 2049, the setting is the Arctic Circle, and before he dies, Augustine desperately wants to tell a spaceship returning to decimated Earth to go back to the inhabitable moon of Jupiter it had been sent to explore. In the forthcoming Sony Pictures Classics farce “French Exit,” Michelle Pfeiffer plays the arch socialite Frances Price, who also plans to die — after her money runs out, that is (thus the film’s title). Augustine and Frances would have nothing to say to one another, but Clooney and Pfeiffer chatted up a storm — about being working parents, their new movies and,...
- 1/21/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Releasing has debuted a new trailer for comedy ‘French Exit’ starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges.
“My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), but things didn’t go as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 12 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in Paris, accompanied by her directionless son Malcolm (Lucas Hedges) and a cat named Small Frank—who may or may not embody the spirit of Frances’s dead husband.
Directed by Azazel Jacobs, the film stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Valerie Mahaffey, Imogen Poots, Susan Coyne, Danielle Macdonald, Isaach De Bankolé, Daniel Di Tomasso
And Tracy Letts.
Also in trailers – Final trailer drops for George Clooney’s ‘The Midnight Sky’
The...
“My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), but things didn’t go as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 12 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in Paris, accompanied by her directionless son Malcolm (Lucas Hedges) and a cat named Small Frank—who may or may not embody the spirit of Frances’s dead husband.
Directed by Azazel Jacobs, the film stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Valerie Mahaffey, Imogen Poots, Susan Coyne, Danielle Macdonald, Isaach De Bankolé, Daniel Di Tomasso
And Tracy Letts.
Also in trailers – Final trailer drops for George Clooney’s ‘The Midnight Sky’
The...
- 12/11/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Do you know what a 'cliche' is...? It's a story so fine... that it's grown old in its hopeful retelling." Sony Classics has debuted the first official trailer for French Exit, a devious dark comedy from filmmaker Azazel Jacobs that premiered as the Closing Night Film at this year's New York Film Festival. An aging Manhattan socialite living on what's barely left of her inheritance from her rich husband moves to her empty apartment in Paris with her son and cat. That's about it, there's not much more to the plot than that. Michelle Pfeiffer stars as Frances Price, with Lucas Hedges, Valerie Mahaffey, Imogen Poots, Susan Coyne, Danielle Macdonald, Isaach De Bankolé, Daniel di Tomasso, and Tracy Letts as the voice of her husband (as the cat). I was hoping this might be amusing, but it just looks awful - so pretentious and snobby. Who wants to watch someone...
- 12/9/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Michelle Pfeiffer’s performance as the quick-witted Upper East Side socialite Frances Price in Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit (the world premiere was the Closing Night selection of the New York Film Festival), is picture-perfect. And so is that of Lucas Hedges (Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester By The Sea) as her son Malcolm. Based on the novel by Patrick deWitt, who also wrote the screenplay, this is the story of a strong-willed widow facing the fact that the endless flow of money she was used to is finally running out. Mother and son, plus a cat named Small Frank, who likely is the reincarnation of her husband (Tracy Letts voices him) embark to an apartment in Paris, lent to them by Frances’s old best friend Joan (Susan Coyne).
“Do you ever feel that you’ve had adulthood thrust upon you at an age when you’re still essentially a...
“Do you ever feel that you’ve had adulthood thrust upon you at an age when you’re still essentially a...
- 10/13/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Lucas Hedges to Michelle Pfeiffer on her knife sharpening in Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit: “After that scene I was in love with you.”
Michelle Pfeiffer’s performance as the quick-witted Upper East Side socialite Frances Price in Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit (the Closing Night selection of the New York Film Festival), is picture-perfect. And so is that of Lucas Hedges (Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester By The Sea) as her son Malcolm. Based on the novel by Patrick deWitt, who also wrote the screenplay, this is the story of a strong-willed widow facing the fact that the endless flow of money she was used to is finally running out. Mother and son, plus a cat named Small Frank, who likely is the reincarnation of her husband (Tracy Letts voices him) embark to an apartment in Paris, lent to them by Frances’s old best friend Joan (Susan Coyne).
French Exit director...
Michelle Pfeiffer’s performance as the quick-witted Upper East Side socialite Frances Price in Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit (the Closing Night selection of the New York Film Festival), is picture-perfect. And so is that of Lucas Hedges (Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester By The Sea) as her son Malcolm. Based on the novel by Patrick deWitt, who also wrote the screenplay, this is the story of a strong-willed widow facing the fact that the endless flow of money she was used to is finally running out. Mother and son, plus a cat named Small Frank, who likely is the reincarnation of her husband (Tracy Letts voices him) embark to an apartment in Paris, lent to them by Frances’s old best friend Joan (Susan Coyne).
French Exit director...
- 10/13/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Over the weekend, the Closing Night Selection of the 58th New York Film Festival officially revealed itself in French Exit. One of the only true sight unseen X factors of this very unusual awards season, the movie was looked at as potentially an Oscar player for Michelle Pfeiffer at the very least. Well, having seen it a few days prior, I held my tongue until the embargo lifted. French Exit is not a good flick, and while Pfeiffer is really going for it, her candidacy in Best Actress is probably going to be an uphill battle. More below on the closer to NYFF this year. The film’s plot synopsis is, as follows: “An aging Manhattan socialite living on what’s barely left of her inheritance moves to a small apartment in Paris with her son and cat.” The festival provided a bit of a longer description: “Michelle Pfeiffer is entirely bewitching as Frances Price,...
- 10/12/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
French Exit director Azazel Jacobs Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Film at Lincoln Center announced today that Azazel Jacobs’s French Exit, starring Michelle Pfeiffer as Frances Price and Lucas Hedges as her son Malcolm, with their 'mercurial cat' Small Frank (voiced by Tracy Letts) will be the Closing Night selection of the 58th New York Film Festival. French Exit, an adaptation of Patrick deWitt’s novel, joins the previously announced Opening Night and Centerpiece selections, Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock and Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland.
Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges in French Exit
“NYFF is the film festival I grew up attending,” said Jacobs. “I remember seeing Night On Earth for the first time, and waiting afterwards to hand Jim Jarmusch a fan letter. I remember that same year seeing Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho and having my aim to become a filmmaker only more solidified. I’m...
Film at Lincoln Center announced today that Azazel Jacobs’s French Exit, starring Michelle Pfeiffer as Frances Price and Lucas Hedges as her son Malcolm, with their 'mercurial cat' Small Frank (voiced by Tracy Letts) will be the Closing Night selection of the 58th New York Film Festival. French Exit, an adaptation of Patrick deWitt’s novel, joins the previously announced Opening Night and Centerpiece selections, Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock and Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland.
Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges in French Exit
“NYFF is the film festival I grew up attending,” said Jacobs. “I remember seeing Night On Earth for the first time, and waiting afterwards to hand Jim Jarmusch a fan letter. I remember that same year seeing Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho and having my aim to become a filmmaker only more solidified. I’m...
- 8/11/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The New York Film Festival just now unveiled the final selection of their annual big three titles, naming Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit as the 2020 incarnation of the fest’s Closing Night pick. We now know the festival’s Opener in Lovers Rock, Centerpiece in Nomadland, and Closer, so all that’s left is the Main Slate, which should be headed our way shortly. NYFF this year is going to be a lot different than in years past, with a huge focus on virtual screenings, along with many studios opting out of festival season for now, but still…this trio looks like something to reckon with. Read on for more… Here is part of the official press release: New York, NY – Film at Lincoln Center announces Azazel Jacobs’s French Exit as Closing Night of the 58th New York Film Festival, making its World Premiere. In the film, Michelle Pfeiffer is entirely bewitching as Frances Price,...
- 8/11/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The fall festival slate continues to take shape will another addition to the 58th New York Film Festival. Following the world premieres of three Steve McQueen films, as well as Nomadland, the final gala slot of the fest has been announced: Azazel Jacobs’s French Exit, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges, will world premiere as the Closing Night selection. The Patrick deWitt adaptation marks Jacobs’ follow-up to The Lovers and finds him reuniting with Tracy Letts, who is in a voice-only role here. Check out a new synopsis from Film at Lincoln Center:
In the film, Michelle Pfeiffer is entirely bewitching as Frances Price, an imperious, widowed New York socialite whose once-extreme wealth has dwindled down to a nub. Facing insolvency, she makes the decision to escape the city by cruise ship and relocate to her friend’s empty Paris apartment with her dyspeptic son, Malcolm (Lucas Hedges), and their mercurial cat,...
In the film, Michelle Pfeiffer is entirely bewitching as Frances Price, an imperious, widowed New York socialite whose once-extreme wealth has dwindled down to a nub. Facing insolvency, she makes the decision to escape the city by cruise ship and relocate to her friend’s empty Paris apartment with her dyspeptic son, Malcolm (Lucas Hedges), and their mercurial cat,...
- 8/11/2020
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
French Exit, which stars Michelle Pfieffer and Lucas Hedges and has Tracy Letts voicing a cat named Small Frank, will have its world premiere as the closing night entry in this fall’s New York Film Festival.
Film at Lincoln Center hasn’t set final details for the 58th annual edition of the festival, which runs September 25 to October 11. The organization has announced Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock and Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland as opening night and centerpiece selections, respectively. Festival officials say the event will “focus on outdoor and virtual screenings, as directed by state and health officials.”
Azazel Jacobs, known for films like The Lovers and Momma’s Man, directed French Exit.
Pfeiffer plays a widowed New York socialite, Frances Price, whose vast fortune has shrunk to nearly nothing. Facing insolvency, she boards a cruise ship and relocates to her friend’s empty Paris apartment with her son,...
Film at Lincoln Center hasn’t set final details for the 58th annual edition of the festival, which runs September 25 to October 11. The organization has announced Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock and Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland as opening night and centerpiece selections, respectively. Festival officials say the event will “focus on outdoor and virtual screenings, as directed by state and health officials.”
Azazel Jacobs, known for films like The Lovers and Momma’s Man, directed French Exit.
Pfeiffer plays a widowed New York socialite, Frances Price, whose vast fortune has shrunk to nearly nothing. Facing insolvency, she boards a cruise ship and relocates to her friend’s empty Paris apartment with her son,...
- 8/11/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Azazel Jacobs’ “French Exit” starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges and Tracy Letts as the voice of a house cat will make its world premiere as the closing night film of the 58th New York Film Festival, Film at Lincoln Center announced Tuesday.
Pfeiffer stars in “French Exit” as Frances Price, an imperious, widowed New York socialite whose once-extreme wealth has dwindled down to a nub. Facing insolvency, she makes the decision to escape the city by cruise ship and relocate to her friend’s empty Paris apartment with her dyspeptic son, Malcolm (Hedges), and their mercurial cat, Small Frank (voiced by Letts). There, Frances and Malcolm reckon with their pasts and plan for an impossible future, all while their social circle expands in unexpected and increasingly absurdist ways.
Sony Pictures Classics is releasing the film that’s based on a novel by Patrick DeWitt, who also wrote the screenplay. Film...
Pfeiffer stars in “French Exit” as Frances Price, an imperious, widowed New York socialite whose once-extreme wealth has dwindled down to a nub. Facing insolvency, she makes the decision to escape the city by cruise ship and relocate to her friend’s empty Paris apartment with her dyspeptic son, Malcolm (Hedges), and their mercurial cat, Small Frank (voiced by Letts). There, Frances and Malcolm reckon with their pasts and plan for an impossible future, all while their social circle expands in unexpected and increasingly absurdist ways.
Sony Pictures Classics is releasing the film that’s based on a novel by Patrick DeWitt, who also wrote the screenplay. Film...
- 8/11/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Azazel Jacobs’ “French Exit,” the story of a Manhattan socialite who jettisons her old life for a new one in Paris, has been selected as the closing night feature of the 58th New York Film Festival.
The film, which stars Oscar-nominees Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges, will make its world premiere at the festival, which is expected to be a mixture of physical and virtual events due to the coronavirus pandemic. Plans are still being formalized by Film at Lincoln Center, the group behind the annual celebration of moviemaking, but some of these screenings will likely take place outside. Covid-19 has forced many film festivals, such as Toronto, to upend their plans, leaning on digital events and drive-ins, while others, such as Telluride, have opted not to host gatherings this year.
In “French Exit,” Pfeiffer plays Frances Price, widow who has lost her fortune. Her impending financial ruin causes her...
The film, which stars Oscar-nominees Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges, will make its world premiere at the festival, which is expected to be a mixture of physical and virtual events due to the coronavirus pandemic. Plans are still being formalized by Film at Lincoln Center, the group behind the annual celebration of moviemaking, but some of these screenings will likely take place outside. Covid-19 has forced many film festivals, such as Toronto, to upend their plans, leaning on digital events and drive-ins, while others, such as Telluride, have opted not to host gatherings this year.
In “French Exit,” Pfeiffer plays Frances Price, widow who has lost her fortune. Her impending financial ruin causes her...
- 8/11/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
This year’s New York Film Festival will close out its festivities with Azazel Jacobs’ “French Exit,” which will make its world premiere as the closing night selection of the upcoming festival. As was announced last week, the 58th edition of the festival will open with Steve McQueen’s “Lovers Rock,” with the festival also playing home to two other features that comprise McQueen’s ambitious new “Small Axe” series in its main slate. Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” will screen as the festival’s centerpiece.
As indicated by festival brass earlier this summer, this year’s NYFF is going to operate differently than it has in previous incarnations. The event will combine a brand-new virtual presence with carefully designed outdoor screenings, including two drive-ins. The festival is expected to finalize those plans in coordination with state and local authorities in the weeks ahead.
Per the official synopsis for “French Exit,...
As indicated by festival brass earlier this summer, this year’s NYFF is going to operate differently than it has in previous incarnations. The event will combine a brand-new virtual presence with carefully designed outdoor screenings, including two drive-ins. The festival is expected to finalize those plans in coordination with state and local authorities in the weeks ahead.
Per the official synopsis for “French Exit,...
- 8/11/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The 2020 edition of the New York Film Festival will close with the world premiere of Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit, a satire that stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges.
Based on Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt’s international best-selling novel of the same name, the story centers on Frances Price (Pfeiffer), a New York socialite who discovers the body of her husband in their bedroom and then goes skiing for the weekend. Eventually, she and her directionless son, Malcolm (Hedges), sell their possessions and move to Paris for a new life.
DeWitt penned the screenplay for French Exit, a Canada-Ireland co-production that ...
Based on Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt’s international best-selling novel of the same name, the story centers on Frances Price (Pfeiffer), a New York socialite who discovers the body of her husband in their bedroom and then goes skiing for the weekend. Eventually, she and her directionless son, Malcolm (Hedges), sell their possessions and move to Paris for a new life.
DeWitt penned the screenplay for French Exit, a Canada-Ireland co-production that ...
- 8/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2020 edition of the New York Film Festival will close with the world premiere of Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit, a satire that stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges.
Based on Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt’s international best-selling novel of the same name, the story centers on Frances Price (Pfeiffer), a New York socialite who discovers the body of her husband in their bedroom and then goes skiing for the weekend. Eventually, she and her directionless son, Malcolm (Hedges), sell their possessions and move to Paris for a new life.
DeWitt penned the screenplay for French Exit, a Canada-Ireland co-production that ...
Based on Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt’s international best-selling novel of the same name, the story centers on Frances Price (Pfeiffer), a New York socialite who discovers the body of her husband in their bedroom and then goes skiing for the weekend. Eventually, she and her directionless son, Malcolm (Hedges), sell their possessions and move to Paris for a new life.
DeWitt penned the screenplay for French Exit, a Canada-Ireland co-production that ...
- 8/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: Patti Cake$ breakout star Danielle Macdonald has come aboard the Azazel Jacobs-directed film, French Exit, which was recently picked up by Sony Pictures Classics. The Sydney-born actress joins Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, and Tracy Letts in the comedy-drama based on the international bestselling book by Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt, who also adapted the screenplay.
The pic follows 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Pfeiffer), whose plan to die before her money ran out doesn’t pan out. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 20 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a modest apartment in Paris, accompanied by her directionless son Malcolm (Hedges) and the embodiment of Franklin in the form of ‘Small Frank’ (Letts), the family cat.
Rocket Science, Elevation Pictures, Screen Siren Pictures, and Blinder Films are producing...
The pic follows 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Pfeiffer), whose plan to die before her money ran out doesn’t pan out. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 20 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a modest apartment in Paris, accompanied by her directionless son Malcolm (Hedges) and the embodiment of Franklin in the form of ‘Small Frank’ (Letts), the family cat.
Rocket Science, Elevation Pictures, Screen Siren Pictures, and Blinder Films are producing...
- 10/23/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all rights in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Japan, China and worldwide airlines to Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit. The satirical film stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges.
Based on Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt’s international best-selling novel of the same name, the story centers on Frances Price (Pfeiffer), a New York socialite who discovers the body of her husband in their bedroom and then goes skiing for the weekend. Eventually, she and her directionless son, Malcolm (Hedges), sell their possessions and move to Paris for a new life. DeWitt penned ...
Based on Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt’s international best-selling novel of the same name, the story centers on Frances Price (Pfeiffer), a New York socialite who discovers the body of her husband in their bedroom and then goes skiing for the weekend. Eventually, she and her directionless son, Malcolm (Hedges), sell their possessions and move to Paris for a new life. DeWitt penned ...
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all rights in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Japan, China and worldwide airlines to Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit. The satirical film stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges.
Based on Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt’s international best-selling novel of the same name, the story centers on Frances Price (Pfeiffer), a New York socialite who discovers the body of her husband in their bedroom and then goes skiing for the weekend. Eventually, she and her directionless son, Malcolm (Hedges), sell their possessions and move to Paris for a new life. DeWitt penned ...
Based on Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt’s international best-selling novel of the same name, the story centers on Frances Price (Pfeiffer), a New York socialite who discovers the body of her husband in their bedroom and then goes skiing for the weekend. Eventually, she and her directionless son, Malcolm (Hedges), sell their possessions and move to Paris for a new life. DeWitt penned ...
Actors Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges and Tracy Letts have been roped in for the comedy film "French Exit".The surrealist comedy will be directed by Azazel Jacobs.
Pfeiffer will play 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price, while Hedges will play her directionless son, Malcolm, and Letts fills the role of the embodiment of Franklin, her long-deceased husband, in the form of the family cat, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
Patrick deWitt adapted the screenplay based on his novel of the same name, while Thorsten Schumacher's Rocket Science is financing and producing the film along with Elevation Pictures.
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Pfeiffer will play 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price, while Hedges will play her directionless son, Malcolm, and Letts fills the role of the embodiment of Franklin, her long-deceased husband, in the form of the family cat, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
Patrick deWitt adapted the screenplay based on his novel of the same name, while Thorsten Schumacher's Rocket Science is financing and producing the film along with Elevation Pictures.
By-ians...
- 5/4/2019
- GlamSham
Michelle Pfeiffer, Tracy Letts and Academy Award-nominee Lucas Hedges have signed on to star in the surrealist comedy “French Exit,” based on the international best-selling book by Patrick deWitt.
DeWitt (“The Sisters Brothers”) adapted his novel for the big screen, and Azazel Jacobs (“The Lovers”) is set to direct the film.
The film will follow 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Pfeiffer), whose plan it was “to die before the money ran out,” but things didn’t go as planned. Price’s husband Franklin has been dead for 20 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a modest apartment in Paris, accompanied by her directionless son, Malcolm (Hedges), and the embodiment of Franklin in the form of “Small Frank” (Letts), the family cat.
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DeWitt (“The Sisters Brothers”) adapted his novel for the big screen, and Azazel Jacobs (“The Lovers”) is set to direct the film.
The film will follow 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Pfeiffer), whose plan it was “to die before the money ran out,” but things didn’t go as planned. Price’s husband Franklin has been dead for 20 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a modest apartment in Paris, accompanied by her directionless son, Malcolm (Hedges), and the embodiment of Franklin in the form of “Small Frank” (Letts), the family cat.
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- 5/3/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, and Tracy Letts will headline French Exit, a surrealist comedy that Azazel Jacobs is directing. The pic, which will be presented at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, is based on the international bestselling book of the same name by Patrick deWitt, who also adapted the screenplay. deWitt is the author behind The Sisters Brothers, which was recently adapted into a film starring John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Thorsten Schumacher is financing and producing the film, via his Rocket Science label, along with Elevation Pictures. Rocket Science and Wild Bunch are handling international sales, beginning in Cannes, while CAA Media Finance reps the U.S. rights.
The pic follows 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Pfeiffer), whose plan to die before her money ran out doesn’t pan out. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 20 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she...
Thorsten Schumacher is financing and producing the film, via his Rocket Science label, along with Elevation Pictures. Rocket Science and Wild Bunch are handling international sales, beginning in Cannes, while CAA Media Finance reps the U.S. rights.
The pic follows 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Pfeiffer), whose plan to die before her money ran out doesn’t pan out. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 20 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she...
- 5/3/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
CAA Media Finance represents Us rights to surrealist comedy.
Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, and Tracy Letts will star in the surrealist comedy French Exit with Azazel Jacobs attached to direct, and Rocket Science and Wild Bunch partnering on international sales for Cannes.
CAA Media Finance represents Us rights to the project, which sees Jacobs reunite with Letts from The Lovers, and is based on Patrick deWitt’s adapted screenplay from his novel, whish was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
Thorsten Schumacher’s Rocket Science is financing and producing French Exit, and Canada’s Elevation Pictures is also producing.
The story centres on Frances Price,...
Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, and Tracy Letts will star in the surrealist comedy French Exit with Azazel Jacobs attached to direct, and Rocket Science and Wild Bunch partnering on international sales for Cannes.
CAA Media Finance represents Us rights to the project, which sees Jacobs reunite with Letts from The Lovers, and is based on Patrick deWitt’s adapted screenplay from his novel, whish was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
Thorsten Schumacher’s Rocket Science is financing and producing French Exit, and Canada’s Elevation Pictures is also producing.
The story centres on Frances Price,...
- 5/3/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges and Tracy Letts are set to star in French Exit, a surrealist comedy to be directed by Azazel Jacobs.
Pfeiffer will play 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price, while Hedges will play her directionless son, Malcolm, and Letts fills the role of the embodiment of Franklin, her long-deceased husband, in the form of the family cat.
Patrick deWitt adapted the screenplay based on his novel of the same name, while Thorsten Schumacher’s Rocket Science is financing and producing the film along with Elevation Pictures.
Rocket Science and Wild Bunch are handling international sales, beginning in Cannes....
Pfeiffer will play 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price, while Hedges will play her directionless son, Malcolm, and Letts fills the role of the embodiment of Franklin, her long-deceased husband, in the form of the family cat.
Patrick deWitt adapted the screenplay based on his novel of the same name, while Thorsten Schumacher’s Rocket Science is financing and producing the film along with Elevation Pictures.
Rocket Science and Wild Bunch are handling international sales, beginning in Cannes....
Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges and Tracy Letts are set to star in French Exit, a surrealist comedy to be directed by Azazel Jacobs.
Pfeiffer will play 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price, while Hedges will play her directionless son, Malcolm, and Letts fills the role of the embodiment of Franklin, her long-deceased husband, in the form of the family cat.
Patrick deWitt adapted the screenplay based on his novel of the same name, while Thorsten Schumacher’s Rocket Science is financing and producing the film along with Elevation Pictures.
Rocket Science and Wild Bunch are handling international sales, beginning in Cannes....
Pfeiffer will play 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price, while Hedges will play her directionless son, Malcolm, and Letts fills the role of the embodiment of Franklin, her long-deceased husband, in the form of the family cat.
Patrick deWitt adapted the screenplay based on his novel of the same name, while Thorsten Schumacher’s Rocket Science is financing and producing the film along with Elevation Pictures.
Rocket Science and Wild Bunch are handling international sales, beginning in Cannes....
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