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Vincent Canby, New York Times: [Frances] is such a mixed up movie that it still seems to be unfinished, as if Graeme Clifford, the director, and the writers hadn't yet discovered the real point of the Frances Farmer story. Read more
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Jessica Lange brings so much energy and personal involvement to her portrayal of Frances Farmer that you can't help but feel sorry for her; nothing else in the film remotely matches her talent and dedication. Read more
Verina Glaessner, Time Out: Farmer, as scripted here and played by Lange, unsurprisingly remains something of a cypher. Read more
Variety Staff, Variety: It's quite an accomplishment for Jessica Lange and it's too bad a better film didn't come of it. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Jessica Lange plays Frances Farmer in a performance that is so driven, that contains so many different facets of a complex personality, that we feel she has an intuitive understanding of this tragic woman. Read more