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Frank is a British film of genre Drama directed by Lenny Abrahamson released in USA on 15 august 2014 with Michael Fassbender
Frank (2014)
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Add to a movie listFrank is a 2014 comedy-drama film directed by Lenny Abrahamson and starring Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy and Michael Fassbender as the title character. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. It was released in Ireland on 2 May 2014 and was released on DVD and On-Demand on 12 September 2014. It was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2014.
Synopsis
Jon (Domhnall Gleeson), an aspiring songwriter, witnesses a man trying to drown himself while walking along the beach of his town. The man is taken to the hospital and Jon talks to Don (Scoot McNairy), who explains the man was a keyboardist in an experimental band, the Soronprfbs, managed by him. Jon mentions that he plays keyboards and is invited to play with them that night. Jon goes along and meets the rest of the band, all of whom are reluctant about Jon, except Frank (Michael Fassbender), the band leader who wears a papier-mâché mask. The concert goes well, until Clara (Maggie Gyllenhaal) breaks her theremin and storms offstage.Actors
Michael Fassbender
(Frank)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
(Clara)
Domhnall Gleeson
(Jon Burroughs)
Scoot McNairy
(Don)
François Civil
(Baraque)
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