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Frantz

Frantz

History · Drama · Romance · 2016

In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.

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Frantz

2016 History · Drama · Romance 1h 53m

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7.3 / 10

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In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.

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Directed by

François Ozon

Written by

François Ozon · Philippe Piazzo

Pierre Niney

Pierre Niney

Adrien Rivoire

Paula Beer

Paula Beer

Anna

Ernst Stötzner

Ernst Stötzner

Doctor Hans Hoffmeister

Marie Gruber

Marie Gruber

Magda Hoffmeister

Johann von Bülow

Johann von Bülow

Kreutz

Anton von Lucke

Anton von Lucke

Frantz Hoffmeister

Cyrielle Clair

Cyrielle Clair

Adrien's Mother

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.