Social skills are near-zero, but a new colleague starts to draw her out and tries to engage her in some living outside of her desk and dour life routine in her small apartment. Director Rachel Lambert allows us in on her thoughts, sometimes via dream-like imagery, where Fran's also contemplative about life, the universe, depression and suicide.
Robert, the new employee can't decide whether or not, after a couple of dates/kisses/hugs and her quirky behaviour, he can really be bothered to work at taking it further as the story lurches between hope for Fran and resignation to her plight. And his.
There are lots of connections and sub-stories/plots going on around the main one as she, and he, engage with other ordinary people they come into contact with and we get an insight into their lives too. It's a simple story/film but executed delightfully. It's about lots of things, but mainly a character study of Fran and her difficult and sometimes emotional path through life. Well worth a watch.
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