Bridget needs a job badly, and the one she gets is looking after a six-year-old in a comfortable suburb. Saint Frances, Alex Thompson's 2020 American comedy-drama, spends one summer with her as that job and a decision she has just made about her own body start to change how she sees herself.
What is Saint Frances about?
Summer is only beginning when two things happen to Bridget almost at once. She ends an unplanned pregnancy, and she is hired as a nanny by a family in affluent Evanston, Illinois. The work is not something she feels suited to. Her charge is a sharp, stubborn six-year-old who tests her from the first day, and the household she has walked into has strains of its own that have nothing to do with her. Over the following weeks the wary distance between the nanny and the child gives way to an unexpected friendship. The film stays close to the small moments of that summer: outings, arguments, awkward conversations and the gradual trust between two people who are decades apart in age.
About the cast
Kelly O'Sullivan leads the cast, with young Ramona Edith Williams beside her. Lily Mojekwu and Charin Alvarez appear in major supporting roles, and Jim True-Frost and Max Lipchitz round out the ensemble. Alex Thompson directs.
Context & significance
Saint Frances is a United States production released in 2020 and runs 96 minutes. It is listed as both comedy and drama, and the combination describes it well: the subject matter includes abortion, money worries and the pressures of early parenthood, yet the tone stays light on its feet and often funny. Rather than building toward a big event, the story is organised around a single season in one town, Evanston, and around ordinary domestic routines. It has been well received by audiences, and it is suited to viewers who like quiet, talk-driven films about adults who have not yet figured things out.
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