Frank and Ava (2020) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 2020, Frank and Ava is a drame film directed by Michael Oblowitz, running about 110 minutes.

What it’s about. Frank & Ava joins the wild ride of the tempestuous relationship between icons, Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner showing their multi-year love affair and subsequent marriage. In 1949, a downcast Frank, his career on the wane because of a faltering voice, a failing marriage, and a tarnished off-screen reputation falls in love with rising star, Ava, by consensus, the most beautiful woman in Hollywood. While their love was incandescent, they were hapless as a couple; often pursued by reporters such as Hedda Hopper who played them off against each other in the tabloids; casting Frank as an adulterer and Ava as a home wrecker while Frank!s wife, Nancy Barbato, refused to grant him a divorce. Once married in 1951 the tabloids then paraded their sorted affairs whenever their careers separated them. (Often it was Ava who went off to Europe or Africa to make a movie, leaving Frank behind). In the meantime, Frank, career hanging by a thread, is desperately trying to land the acting job that he ...

Who’s in it. Frank and Ava stars Rico Simonini as Frank, Emily Elicia Low as Ava, Harry Dean Stanton as Sheriff Lloyd and Eric Roberts as Harry Cohn, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Frank and Ava has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In États-Unis you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Frank and Ava page.

If you liked it. Fans of Frank and Ava tend to enjoy Les Évadés, Le Parrain, La Liste de Schindler and Le Parrain, 2e partie.