Frank langella and susan sarandon act very well but the supporting actors dont which is a pity because if they had this film would be one of the alltime absolute great films rather than just a great film. The chemistry between the robot and frank is charming and inevitable. With the robots help, frank plans a couple of local heists one to steal a book for the object of his affection a sweet librarian susan sarandon and another to swipe a gorgeous diamond. Langella in particular must have drawn on firsthand knowledge to have so convincingly portrayed some of the. A different future with robots to help us in ways their creators may not have envisaged. But frank realized that he can exploit his robot to restart his. Hes still able to feed and care for himself and walk into town to get books from the library, but hes becoming forgetful. Initially resistant to the idea, frank soon appreciates the. Set in the near future, an exjewel thief receives a gift from his daughter. 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. Raw, who talks to the films star, director and producers on the red carpet. While used to living his own life without the intervention of others, forgetful as he is, frank is used to and desperately clings to his independence. An exjewel thief with dementia is reluctant to accept his new robot assistant until the robot joins him in his illegal activities.
At first frank is hesitant to accept the robot s help, but after the robot helps him shoplift, frank realizes that it could be his partner in crime. This is a slow paced movie that you need to be patient to watch it grow, and grow it will. At first frank is hesitant to accept the robots help, but after the robot helps him shoplift, frank realizes that it could be his partner in crime. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Frank, who had once been a notorious criminal, is at a stage in his life whereby he is losing his memory. What follows is an often hilarious and heartwarming story about finding friends and family in the most unexpected places. With peter sarsgaard, frank langella, susan sarandon, liv tyler. Andrew kenney october 6, 20 psychology robot and frank the movie robot and frank was an interesting movie to watch. The querulous frank is in the early stages of dementia and at odds with a changing world and is not best pleased when his son gives him a gleaming white robot to care for him.
Eventually, his son sent an automatic servant in the near future. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Set in the near future, an exjewel thief receives a gift from his son. Jul 03, 2017 set in the near future, an exjewel thief receives a gift from his son. And yet, the robot quickly proves himself to be more than a machine or appliance.
But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team. Frank frank langella confronts his daught liv tyler about abusing the robot. Robot and frank writing assignment andrew kenney october 6. Set in the near future, frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone.
Frank is a man who lives alone in a bucolic house in upstate new york and is somewhere along the slope into dementia. His grown children are concerned about their fathers wellbeing and buy him a caretaker robot. Sloan prize at the 2012 sundance film festival, tying with the kashmiri film valley of saints by musa syeed. Set in the near future, an exjewel thief frank langella receives a gift from his son. Frank tells the story of relationship between a retired burglar and a household appliance more relentless than an alarm clock. Robot and frank year 2012 genre crime comedy drama scifi type movies idmb rating 7. K, the worlds first robot whose artificially intelligent personality will be cocreated with the uk gaming community. Robot monster, teenagers from outer space, zontar the thing from venus, the one with with the telepathic chicken i cant remember than name, anything with peter graves, on down caves. The robot has no name and is purchased as a caregiver for frank, now afflicted with early to mid stage alzheimers, by frank s son. 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 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.
Frank weld, an aging dad and a retired jewel thief, is losing his memory. Peter sarsgaard, frank langella and susan sarandon set in the near future, an exjewel thief receives a gift from his daughter. Frank has ever been a thief and lived alone meanwhile his intelligent son attempts to look after him a far. The robot has no name and is purchased as a caregiver for frank, now afflicted with early to mid stage alzheimers, by franks son. They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until frank s son chooses a different option. Frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. A film of jake schreier follows an old man named frank. With the robot s help, frank plans a couple of local heists one to steal a book for the object of his affection a sweet librarian susan sarandon and another to swipe a gorgeous diamond. Jon, a young wannabe musician, discovers hes bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic frank. A delightful dramatic comedy, a buddy picture, and, for good measure, a heist film. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. At 70, frank is uncomfortable with most technology.
It has characteristics of what we are learning in class. They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until franks son chooses a different option. Thats no easy task, and all concerned here deserve real credit. It may invoke subtle internal questions on what your own old age might hold or how your family might deal with senility. A buddy comedy like so many others before it but its a refreshing twist. Unfortunately for him at the time he is living alone in his house. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the jake schreierdirected movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at moviefone. Robot and frank would have been destined for the robot junkyard without the stunning performances of frank langella, susan sarandon, representing the older generation in th ensemble cast, and liv tyler and james marsden the younger. The robot was created by tony gardners special effects company alterian, inc. Mar 09, 20 the querulous frank is in the early stages of dementia and at odds with a changing world and is not best pleased when his son gives him a gleaming white robot to care for him. It packs more into an hour and a half than some films manage in twice the time. Watch the latest movies in full hd without registration. Unfortunately, frank is none too pleased by his new helper, finding his presence unnerving and alien.
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