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    In 'Frankie,' Huppert Struggles To Keep A Secret — And Our Interest

    Flat characters spout banal observations about life against a lush backdrop in Ira Sachs's film, which wastes the considerable talents of its all-star cast.
    by Ella Taylor Oct 24, 2019 2 minutes
    <em>Frankie,</em> starring Marisa Tomei (left) and Isabelle Huppert (right), follows a family reunion of three generations in Portugal.

    An extended family gathers with assorted significant others in a beautiful countryside retreat. Troubles are shared, grudges and loves declared and forsworn, regrets — they have a few.

    There's no resisting the scenically upholstered family saga, which over the years has spawned a sublime European cinema with contributions from the likes of Jean Renoir, Francois Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, Bertrand Tavernier and many others. American filmmaker Ira Sachs

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