Frances Austen, a young, wealthy spinster, invites a mute teenager into her apartment after finding him freezing in the park next to where she lives. Despite her best efforts, their lack of communication only increases her sense of loneliness, as her possessiveness spirals into frightening new realms.
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Sandy Dennis
Frances Austen
Michael Burns
The Boy
Susanne Benton
Nina
David Garfield
Nick
Luana Anders
Sylvia
Edward Greenhalgh
Dr. Stevenson
Doris Buckinham
Mrs. Ebury
Frank Wade
Mr. Ebury
Rae Brown
Mrs. Parnell
Lloyd Berry
Mr. Parnell
Director
Robert Altman
Screenplay
Gillian Freeman
Tagline
"How far will a woman go? How far will a 32 year-old spinster go to possess a strange, 19 year-old boy?"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$500,000
Production
Factor-Altman-Mirell Films, Commonwealth United Entertainment
CinemaSerf
January 4, 2023
"Frances Austen" (Sandy Dennis) is having a genteel lunch party with her friends when she spots a young man sitting on a park bench outside amidst an heavy rainstorm. Her guests all leave and she decides to fetch him in to feed, water and dry him off. He (Michael Burns) understands her ok, but he doesn't ever speak as she proceeds to chat (pretty relentlessly) to him before offering him a bed for ...
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