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French Exit: Michelle Pfeiffer stars in this stylishly dark comedy

26 Mar 21 – 26 Mar 22, 12:00 AM

In Azazel Jacobs' new dark comedy, Michelle Pfeiffer plays a Manhattan widow who spends her entire inheritance and has to move to a flat in Paris. Lucas Hedges also stars

By Euan Franklin on 22/2/2021

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Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges in French Exit (Photo: Sony)
Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges in French Exit (Photo: Sony)
French Exit: Michelle Pfeiffer stars in this stylishly dark comedy French Exit: Michelle Pfeiffer stars in this stylishly dark comedy Euan Franklin
What is it about the wealthy 1% that we find so fascinating? Is it indulging in their garish lifestyles which most of us can’t experience? Or is the reason more sadistic, watching these overprivileged people struggle and squirm? (Both are ubiquitous in series like Succession and The Undoing.)


But Azazel Jacobs' new dark comedy film French Exit takes a different tack: following the wealthy Manhattan widow Frances Prince, who goes broke after spending all her inheritance. With her son and her cat, which could be the reincarnated spirit of her late husband, Frances moves into somebody else’s empty holiday apartment in Paris. Billed as a ‘tragedy of manners’, here’s everything we know about the film.


What's the French Exit story?


Adapted by author Patrick DeWitt from his own 2018 novel, the story examines this weird, fashionable and bleak widow as she gathers a group of eccentric personalities around her. This includes an investigator, a medium and a fellow immigrant. She also has a destructive streak about her, seen in the trailer, as she burns some table flowers at a restaurant and then asks for the bill.


But much of the film is about Frances’ relationship with her son, unreasonably strong considering her exhausting temperament.


Who's in the French Exit cast?

Frances is played by a morbidly funny Michelle Pfeiffer, who spoke to EW about the role: ‘I liked her strength, that she’s feisty and smart – and damaged. I always like playing those characters.’ There’s been some speculation that Frances could earn Pfeiffer an Oscar nomination, her first since Love Field in 1992. We’ll have to wait until Monday 15 March to learn more.


Known chiefly for his Sad Boy roles in Honey Boy, Ben is Back and Boy Erased, Lucas Hedges plays Frances’ son Malcolm. This looks different from his standard casting, injecting some fun and humour into his character. The film also stars Imogen Poots (The Father, I Know This Much is True), Tracy Letts (Little Women, Lady Bird) and Danielle Macdonald (Unbelievable, Patti Cake$).


What's the French Exit release date?


Right now, French Exit is scheduled for Friday 26 March. But given the recent news about lockdown easing, the film could be moved to a cinema release in May. Watch the trailer below.



What French Exit: Michelle Pfeiffer stars in this stylishly dark comedy
When 26 Mar 21 – 26 Mar 22, 12:00 AM
Price £n/a
Website Click here for more information



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