The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Acting
Lange's volcanic performance — Oscar-nominated for a reason.
Direction
Clifford refuses to sanitize the institutional brutality.
Costume
Farmers' wardrobe arc: glamour to asylum garb.
Director
Graeme Clifford
Jessica Lange
Frances Farmer
Sam Shepard
Harry York
Kim Stanley
Lillian Farmer
James Karen
Juge Hillier
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Médecin spécialiste de la lobotomie
Allan Rich
Mr. Bebe
Woodrow Parfrey
Docteur Doyle
Jack Riley
Bob Barnes
Darrell Larson
Louella's Spy
Jordan Charney
Harold Clurman
John Randolph
Kindly Judge
Keone Young
Docteur chinois
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kim Stanley (Lillian) was a legendary stage actress who made only four films; this was her final screen performance.
The real Frances Farmer became a Nirvana obsession — Kurt Cobain named his daughter after her, and 'Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle' reclaims her narrative.
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