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, based on the internationally best-selling novel The Dork of Cork by Raymo.
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
Nov 9, 2014 · Frankie Starlight Trailer 1995 Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Matt Dillon, Anne Parillaud, Allen Panginy, Corbin W ...more.
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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.
- Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- Corinne Blue
Frankie Starlight. La Femme Nikita's Anne Parillaud plays the woman who gives birth to a boy with dwarfism in WWII Ireland. Frankie Starlight, as he is known, comes to write a book about her experience. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
- 100 min
An Irish-American dwarf chronicles his post-World War II immigration with his mother (Anne Parillaud) and her affair with a married official (Gabriel Byrne).
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- Romance
- R
Frankie Starlight. 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.
