Anne Parillaud
Bernadette
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Frankie Starlight is a 1995 drama – romantic war film directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The screenplay was written by Ronan O'Leary and Chet Raymo, [2] based on the internationally best-selling novel The Dork of Cork by Raymo. [3] Plot. Frank Bois writes a successful first novel and finds himself looking back over his life.
- 22 November 1995
- Noel Pearson
Nov 22, 1995 · Frankie Starlight: Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. With Corban Walker, Niall Toibin, Owen Roe, Gabriel Byrne. A writer with dwarfism shares the story of his unconventional, though not altogether bad, upbringing as his mother struggled to raise him in the mid-20th century with help from a surrogate father.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- 1995-11-22
Anne Parillaud. Bernadette. Matt Dillon. Terry Klout. Gabriel Byrne. Jack Kelly. Corban Walker. Frank Bois. Rudi Davies. Emma. An Irish-American dwarf chronicles his post-World War II immigration...
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- Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- R
- Anne Parillaud
2 days ago · Frankie Starlight streaming: where to watch online? Currently you are able to watch "Frankie Starlight" streaming on Hoopla. It is also possible to buy "Frankie Starlight" on Amazon Video, Vudu as download or rent it on Amazon Video, Vudu online.
- Terry Klout; Frank Bois; Jack Kelly
- R
- 1995
This is an enigmatic story of a man (Walker), suffering from dwarfism, who writes an autobiographical account of his life. Flashbacks show how he was conceived by a French woman (Parillaud) at the end of WWII as she attempts to smuggle herself to America on a troop ship.
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Frankie Starlight. Available on iTunes. As World War II draws to a close, a young woman fleeing France gains passage on a troop freighter in exchange for sex. Put ashore, penniless and in Ireland, 18-year-old Bernadette gives birth to an exceptional boy, Frankie Starlight.
Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Read More. Set in a post-World War II Ireland, this is the story of Frankie and his mother Bernadette who, as an 18-year-old girl, left France smuggled aboard a troop ship in return for sexual favors. Put ashore in Ireland, the penniless Bernadette gives birth to Frankie. Through the kindness of customs office.
