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August 20, 2021 | Los Angeles, CA
‘Uncle Frank’ Star Paul Bettany and Writer-Director Alan Ball on the Personal Connections They Found With Film’s Story and Themes
The duo reunite to discuss their Amazon film, Emmy-nominated for best TV movie, and how they found true, honest connections to a man who struggles to live his most authentic life.
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Amazon’s Uncle Frank stars Paul Bettany as Frank Bledsoe, a gay professor of literature living in early ’70s New York City with his partner, Wally (Peter Macdissi). Having left behind a close-knit family in his native Creekville, South Carolina, Frank lives semi-openly as a gay man in New York while keeping the rest of the Bledsoe clan in the dark about his sexuality — that is, until his niece Beth (Sophia Lillis) arrives in the city for college and stumbles upon Frank’s secret life.
When Frank’s father dies suddenly, Beth and Wally persuade him to return to Creekville for the funeral — and the three embark on a road trip so that Frank can confront his past. The trip triggers the memories of an early relationship with another young boy, whose tragic death severed the ties Frank had with his hometown.
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Amazon’s Uncle Frank stars Paul Bettany as Frank Bledsoe, a gay professor of literature living in early ’70s New York City with his partner, Wally (Peter Macdissi). Having left behind a close-knit family in his native Creekville, South Carolina, Frank lives semi-openly as a gay man in New York while keeping the rest of the Bledsoe clan in the dark about his sexuality — that is, until his niece Beth (Sophia Lillis) arrives in the city for college and stumbles upon Frank’s secret life.
When Frank’s father dies suddenly, Beth and Wally persuade him to return to Creekville for the funeral — and the three embark on a road trip so that Frank can confront his past. The trip triggers the memories of an early relationship with another young boy, whose tragic death severed the ties Frank had with his hometown.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/uncle-frank-paul-bettany-alan-ball-amazon-film-1235000333/
