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Film · 2016

Frantz

Directed by François Ozon · starring Pierre Niney, Paula Beer and Marie Gruber

  • 1 h 53 min
  • 12
  • Drama · Thriller · History
  • FranceGermany
  • Released in the UK 11 May 2017
  • 8.4 AverageMovieNCo
  • 8.0 Users14 votes
  • 8.7 Critics12 reviews
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Synopsis

Just ended the World War I, Europe is divided and hatreds and twitches exist it. In a small German town, the young Anna goes every day to mourn over the Frantz's grave, her fiancé, who was killed in France during the war. During one of the days in which Anna visits the grave of her lover, she meets a mysterious French man laying flowers on the grave of the deceased. The young man, named Adrien, he says that he met Frantz during the war and they had been close friends. Adrien's presence untie completely unpredictable reactions at the site, a French man is not well seen in the defeated Germany of the interwar period, especially when the young Adrien has traveled to Germany keeping a secret about Frantz. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker François Ozon ('In the House', 'Young & Beautiful') and starring Pierre Niney ('A Perfect Man') and Paula Beer ('Four Kings').

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The essentials

Runtime
113 min1 hour and 53 minutes
Budget
€10mMandarin Cinéma
Box office
£69,982in UK
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is Frantz?
1 hour and 53 minutes (113 minutes).
When was Frantz released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 11 May 2017.
Who directed Frantz?
François Ozon.
Who is in Frantz?
It stars Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Marie Gruber and Ernst Stötzner.
Where can I watch Frantz?
In the UK it is available with a channel on Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
How much did Frantz make?
It took £69,982 in UK. It cost €10 million.
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Cast

Full cast (17)
Director
François Ozon
Writers
François Ozon, Ernst Lubitsch
Producers
Éric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer, Stefan Arndt, Uwe Schott

Videos and trailers

All 3 videos
'Frantz' Official Trailer 2:0129 December 2016

Photos and posters

All 28 photos

Reviews

All 12 reviews
8.0 14 votes
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What the critics say average 8.7 from 12 outlets

  • 10 El MundoLuis Martínez Bravissimo Ozon! (...) A hard and crude tragedy launched on the very edge of all possible precipices. And so, to illuminate one of the best films of a filmography of the endless path. As is. Read
  • 9.7 El PaísJordi Costa Shot in a black and white Germanic severity, 'Frantz' is a major piece in the work by François Ozon Read
  • 9.2 CinemaníaNando Salvá Ozon carries out an intimately epic and romantic review of issues such as pain, guilt and the aftermath that war leaves both defeated and overcomers. Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget €10m
  • UK £69,982

Soundtrack

All 15 songs
  1. Quatuor à cordes N° 1, op. 11, II Andante cantabileBorodin Quartet Spotify
  2. ParisOrchestre Symphonique Bel'Arte Spotify
  3. Une amitiéOrchestre Symphonique Bel'Arte
  4. La promenadeOrchestre Symphonique Bel'Arte

Trivia

All 7 facts

  • Chain Adaptations

    'Frantz' is a new version of 'Broken Lullaby', directed by Ernst Lubitsch in 1932, which was, in turn, adapted from a play by Maurice Rostand, published in 1930. However, Ozon wanted to give a new perspective. Instead of focusing on the French soldier, he wanted the look was promised the young German girl with the deceased fiancé.

  • New Romy Schneider?

    The 21-years-old German actress Paula Beer was about to debut in the French film 'Diplomacy', directed by Volker Schlöndorff, but eventually she was cut in the final edition. With 'Frantz' is her film debut in French cinema. Ozon was looking for an actress who looked like Romy Schneider and he chose Beer to the delicate melancholy she conveys.

  • French film with German language

    This is the second adaptation of François Ozon in co-production with Germany, the first was 'Water Drops on Burning Rocks' in 2000. However, 'Frantz' is the first film by French director shot in German language.

  • Insipired by Haneke and Kazan

    François Ozon recommended his actors who watched 'The White Ribbo' by Michael Haneke and 'Splendor in the Gras' by Elia Kazan to create the necessary atmosphere for the film.

  • Venice Film Festival

    The film, directed by François Ozon, was selected in Venice Film Festival (2016) and it was awarded with Best New Female Acting to Paula Beer.

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