SYNOPSICS
Frank and Cindy (2007) is a English movie. G.J. Echternkamp has directed this movie. Cynthia Brown,Frank Garcia are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2007. Frank and Cindy (2007) is considered one of the best Documentary,Biography,Drama,Music movie in India and around the world.
When Cindy married a rock star, Frank, in 1983 she imagined a life of glamour and GRAMMYS. But the song that propelled Frank to fame, Whirly Girl, would be the only chart-topper from his group, OXO. Years later, out of shape and nearly bankrupt after spending all his money on "gas, food, dry cleaning... and drugs", Frank is not the vision Cindy married. Desperate to resuscitate her dream, Cindy furnishes a new studio for Frank in hopes he'll record another hit. Instead, he'd rather drink. And now, twenty-three years after appearing on American Bandstand, Frank lives sequestered to the basement where he uses coffee cans for a toilet. In 2005, Cindy's filmmaker son G.J. begins documenting the situation. After a year of filming, what began as an attempt to mock his stepfather instead becomes a candid portrait on the pursuit of happiness.
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Frank and Cindy (2007) Reviews
absolutely wonderful film.
the unassuming nature and almost indelible loveliness of this film shocked me. a tale of a childhood littered with substance abuse, screaming matches, and relocation. only this isn't expressed through depressing or philosophic means, but rather through humor and positivity. this movie proves that formerly dysfunctional family can somehow still radiate a ridiculous amount of love for one another (and an awful lot of cuss words, too). Frank & Cindy is raw talent at its greatest. i'm done with my comment. but it won't let me post it until i have ten lines. which is ridiculous, by the way. some people (like me), believe that brevity is the soul of wit.
Awesome
This movie is a look at life. I thought it was very funny and entertaining. By the end of the movie you feel like you know these 2 and you are rooting for them to keep it together. At one point, one of the subjects becomes upset with the filmmaker. These are things you would normally never see. I can't believe these 2 let someone film their lives for so long. You will see the ups and downs of a man and woman who dreamed of a lifetime of music and money. Like most people who have a brush with fame, these dream fizzled out very early on. They seem to be trying to get it back. Definitely see it.
touching
Honestly, I didn't expect much going in to see this; a documentary about your parents? But I was never so glad to having seen a movie than after watching "Frank & Cindy". It's extremely revealing, often by the characters who aren't aware of it. And there's so much to confess, it's both hilarious and heart-wrenching at the same time. It's nearly cringe-worthy to see, in one scene, the filmmaker's mother left alone with the camera (smartly) still running on her, trying to figure out her life, her eyes darting back and forth like a panicked deer, to suddenly and quietly ask, "GJ (the filmmaker, her son), what am I going to do?" There's so much about modern American life (or "This American Life", as the new Showtime show had a segment on this movie) in this feature; if you're a fan of REAL people (revealing unscripted, raw stuff, very UNlike reality TV), and can put up with some awkwardness (both with the film-making--a few frustrating camera angles/shots and some hard-to-hear sound parts--and the subjects themselves as they try to realize something, ANYTHING meaningful, but too afraid to look at the deeper problems in their lives), this flick is well worth your time. It's nice to see some not-so-pretty things in movies sometimes.
At least Grey Gardens had heart...
This was not enjoyable to watch. Frank puts all his dreams on the back burner and gets a normal (boring!) job just so his stepson can go to film school, but his stepson decides that he'll make a humiliating documentary about the man instead. A documentary filmmaker should point the camera and simply shoot, not manipulate and comment with snide captions. The bitterness and resentment of the filmmaker towards his stepfather is obvious. And sad. The goal seems to be to make Frank appear dumb and pathetic, instead he comes across as the most human of the 3 people featured. Essentially a smear campaign all dressed up as something much smarter and edgier than it really is. It left me with an intense dislike for the filmmaker.
The Crazy Parents Are Everywhere....I'm Not Alone
This film was a great documentary piece. The filming was great, well thought out perspectives. I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes documentaries and has a great appreciation for films. I watch one documentary every week, this was up there in the entertaining/"I will watch this again" category. I can relate a lot to this movie, and I see a lot of characteristics of my parents that I recognize in Frank & Cindy. For people who have little patience, this movie is not for them. My sister tried to watch it and it didn't keep her attention long. But then again, my sister doesn't really appreciate artistic things in general. So don't let boring/unoriginal people watch this film.