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Francine: A Houseful of Dogs and Cats, at Berlin

February 20, 2012

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In Francine, Melissa Leo plays a casualty from the low end of the 99 percent who tries to rebuild her life after prison. It is low-budget realism at its best, with a few people in the cast, and a house full of animals. David D’Arcy tells us about it from the Berlin International Film Festival. The film is not as cute as this poster.

 

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David D'Arcy is an internationally known film critic and art reviewer. He writes for The National and Screen International online, is a U.S. correspondent for The Art Newspaper and a contributing editor to Art&Auction.

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