Robot and frank theatrical trailer video movie insider. Frank weld, an aging dad and a retired jewel thief, is losing his memory. Robot and frank film complet vf 2016 en ligne hd partie 510. Andrew kenney october 6, 20 psychology robot and frank the movie robot and frank was an interesting movie to watch. On the surface its the story of an aging exjewel thief who receives an unwanted robot butler from his son. It has characteristics of what we are learning in class. Frank is a man who lives alone in a bucolic house in upstate new york and is somewhere along the slope into dementia. Peter sarsgaard, frank langella and susan sarandon set in the near future, an exjewel thief receives a gift from his daughter. To avoid spoilers, ill stick to a barebones summary.
They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until franks son chooses a different option. His only friend, jennifer, the town librarian, enjoys his company while sadly indulging his memory slips. Hes still able to feed and care for himself and walk into town to get books from the library, but hes becoming forgetful. Robot and frank is part comedy, part heist and all heart. Franks son hunter james marsden surprises him with a robot peter sarsgaard butler. Set in the near future, it focuses on frank weld, an aging jewel thief, played by frank langella, whose son buys him a domestic robot. Ahhh written and performed by sam bisbee bamsammusic bmi sam bisbee bmi mozart requiem mass. It showed a lot of characteristics of what we learned in class. Robot and frank essay robot and frank the movie robot.
In the near future, an exjewel thief receives a gift from his son. But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team. Now for the symbiotic relationship with frank s robot. Although the films mature subject matter an aging excon father has health and relationship issues isnt too likely to appeal to tweens or teens, theres not a ton of ageinappropriate content. Frank, who had once been a notorious criminal, is at a stage in his life whereby he is losing his memory. Interview avec frank langella et jake schreier pour le film robot and frank. I have a photoshopd poster with my picture instead of franks since, as news of the movie trickled out, they likened me to the crotchety character played by frank langella. In the movie, frank was suffering from alzheimers disease and was starting to forget a lot of stuff in the movie as his illness progressed. Synopsis set in the near future, frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. Robot and frank on dvd october 30, 2012 starring frank langella, susan sarandon, jeremy strong, liev schreiber.
The movie asks whether being truly alive depends in. I am not sure how the film could have been more complete. The middle part of the film is frank planning the caper with. The film entitled robot and frank is centered on the life of a guy named frank who is a former prisoner and his experiences with his family. At the moment we are learning what meaningful relationships are. He is on much closer terms with his family however.
Frank langella stars as an aging criminal who develops a touching relationship with a robot in this new drama, currently available on dvd. The film tries to say something coherent about important issues such as the. Robot and frank writing assignment andrew kenney october. Robot and frank the movie robot and frank was an interesting movie to watch. The robot is supposed to look after the increasinglyforgetful frank. Resistant at first, frank warms up to the robot when he realizes he can use it to restart his career as a cat burglar. Robot and frank film streaming complet hd gratuit vf.
Ford, robot and frank is a joyous tale of a retired jewel thief frank langella who, in his old age, has lost more than a couple steps. Set in the near future, frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. But beneath this plot lies a script that is painfully aware of just how much of our lives are pinned to memories. A buddy comedy like so many others before it but its a refreshing twist. Raw, who talks to the films star, director and producers on the red carpet. A semiretired burglar with a failing memory trains his robot butler to help him with new heists in this engaging, humane fantasy. In the movie, frank was suffering from alzheimers disease and tended to forget a lot of stuff in the movie as his illness progressed. Robot and frank year 2012 genre crime comedy drama scifi type movies idmb rating 7. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Near future or not, just substitute the word caregiver for robot. Now for the symbiotic relationship with franks robot. Robot gets his memory erased and is supposedly disposed of, while frank gets put into a home with his condition only getting worse. Frank, an ageing jewel thief, is gifted a domestic robot by his son. Unfortunately for him at the time he is living alone in his house.
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