A Film by Sheila McLaughlin & Lynn Tillman
Committed is a powerful story of film star and leftist iconoclast Frances Farmer.
In 1935 Farmer was an overnight Hollywood sensation; within ten years she was
in a state mental hospital. From stardom, to a locked ward, to a lobotomy, this
highly stylized film reconstructs a compelling and many-layers look at the life
and repression of this culturally defiant woman. Unlike Hollywood's Frances,
with Jessica Lang, Committed goes beyond the personal story to explore the political
and social attitudes of the 1930s.
"Superbly shot and acted... more subtle than the sledgehammer Hollywood
feature - and no less mythic." - J. Hoberman, Village Voice
"Packs a wallop that Frances lacks." - The Independent
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