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- 2017
- PG-13
- Music Box Films
- 1 h 53 m
- 2017
- PG-13
- Music Box Films
- 1 h 53 m
Summary Set in Germany and France in the immediate aftermath of the First World War, (1914-1918), Frantz recalls the mourning period that follows great national tragedies as seen through the eyes of the war’s “lost generation”: Anna (Paula Beer), a bereft young German woman whose fiancé, Frantz, was killed during trench warfare, and Adrien (Pier...
Directed By: François Ozon
- 2017
- PG-13
- Music Box Films
- 1 h 53 m
- 2017
- PG-13
- Music Box Films
- 1 h 53 m
Frantz
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7.8
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Summary Set in Germany and France in the immediate aftermath of the First World War, (1914-1918), Frantz recalls the mourning period that follows great national tragedies as seen through the eyes of the war’s “lost generation”: Anna (Paula Beer), a bereft young German woman whose fiancé, Frantz, was killed during trench warfare, and Adrien (Pier...
Directed By: François Ozon
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
73
75% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
25% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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This new film is exceptional and one of Ozon’s best.
The film sucks you in with its exquisite cinematography (shot in lush black-and-white, with a handful of carefully curated moments in color), and a heavy influence of Thirties and Forties Classic Hollywood filming techniques.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 User Ratings
7.8
85% Positive
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
12% Mixed
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3% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 User Ratings
7.8
85% Positive
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
12% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
3% Negative
1 Rating
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Bellissimo. Ha delicatezza e ritmo, profondità e leggerezza, crea atmosfere ed emozioni che non si dimenticano facilmente. Un capolavoro
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A rich, unusual film that hits me like a train. Tour de force direction from François Ozon and magnificent performance from 2 leads. Gorgeous cinematography. Full of illumination of humanity and complexity. A film that won't be forgotten.
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While the entirety of Frantz holds less appeal than its gorgeous ingredients, it’s impossible to deny the sheer narrative sophistication that makes this gentle story much more than your average retread.
A fine bilingual cast, haunting period detail and a provocative approach to a twisting story carry the day.
As Adrien, Pierre Niney is extraordinary to behold: pale, tapered, and flickering, like a candle made flesh.
While it is far from Ozon’s worst movie, it is perhaps the first one he's made that feels like it could be the work of any other director.
Ozon's Frantz is, sadly, an underwhelming tale of a European union that didn't quite make it, its chocolate box sheen belying the emptiness at its heart.
Frantz is a highly romantic, mesmerizing film that is beautifully acted and sensitively directed from start to finish. Unlike the 1932 film it is based on (Broken Lullaby by Ernst Lubitsch), Ozon’s film is flawless in its pacing, gorgeous to look at, and agonizing as you wonder how it will all end for the characters you have come to care about so deeply. Although it’s hard to believe that Ozon could make a film as moving as Under the Sand or as sly as The Swimming Pool, he has.
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This is a very thought-provoking and quite poignant watch. It's ultimately about grief (inevitable death in war) and forgiveness and so its a bit of a sad watch at times. I liked that it is partially black and white, it gives it a bit of a timeless feel to it. Its a relatively arty sort of film as well but not entirely in a pretentious way. The themes are handled sensitively, with quite likeable characters. I would recommend this film to world cinema fans, yes.
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Soon after the end WW1, a young Frenchman shows up in a small German town to mourn the loss of his wartime friend. His encounter with the slain soldier's fiancee sets the drama on a complex course. This is beautifully shot (sometimes in black and white and sometimes in color) and rich in evoking the period. François Ozon's filmmaking revels in the slow unfolding of the story and the quiet emotional struggles that develop. An attractive, interesting and well-made look into the struggles of people with conflicting post-war loyalties. (French & German with subtitles)
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A Franco-German movie, it is a historical drama about "the lost generation", taking place in a small German town and some places in France immediately after The First World War. A young widow **** soldier living with her fiance's parents (Frantz was his name) meets a young French man who came to Germany to visit Frantz's grave.
It is a story about love, vengeance and forgiveness.
Nice performances across the board. Some episodes and characters seemed overly simplistic and lacking depth. Beautiful cinematography, mostly in black-and-white, but it had a look of unnatural cleanness.
Not a masterpiece in my opinion but worth seeing.
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Production Company
Mandarin Films,
X-Filme Creative Pool,
FOZ,
Mars Films,
France 2 Cinéma,
Playtime,
Universal Pictures International (UPI),
Canal+,
Ciné+,
France Télévisions,
Sofica Manon 6,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC),
Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF),
Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA),
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM),
Warner Bros. Pictures Germany
Release Date Mar 15, 2017
Duration 1 h 53 m
Rating PG-13
Awards
César Awards, France
• 1 Win & 11 Nominations
Lumiere Awards, France
• 4 Nominations
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 3 Nominations
