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Actors: Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dear Frankie |
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Lizzie (played by Emily Mortimer) is a single mom raising her deaf son Frankie (Jack McElhone) in Scotland with the help of her mother. When the family relocates to a Scottish seaside town Lizzie begins working as a waitress and Frankie starts a new school. In order to protect her son from the fact that his father was an abusive lout who caused Frankie's hearing impairment, Lizzie has established a story about his dad being a sailor who travels around the world aboard the HMS Accra. Lizzie and her mother have set up a p.o. box whereby they send letters to Frankie (and pretend they're from his dad) and receive the ones he thinks he's writing to his dad. Frankie is full of joy when he receives letters from his dad; their pen pal relationship is a major part of his life.
When Frankie's bratty classmate tells him that his dad's ship is set to anchor in their city in a few days, Frankie is full of expectation. Although Lizzie ponders telling Frankie the truth she has built such a house of lies that she fears crushing all of Frankie's hopes and dreams. On the recommendation of her boss Marie, Lizzie makes a financial arrangement with a stranger (Gerard Butler) whereby he will impersonate Frankie's dad for one day. As the stranger bonds with Frankie and ignites feelings within Lizzie's dormant heart, Frankie's real dad makes a deathbed request to see his son.
--Sandra Calhoune, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Dear Frankie |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Parent(s) gone?
- Dada gone
Age group
- trouble in grade school
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Coping with loss of
- Dada
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Europe
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- warship
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- None
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