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Frantz finds writer-director François Ozon thoughtfully probing the aftermath of World War I through the memories and relationships of loved ones left behind.
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"Frantz" offers a sympathetic, if dark, look at the awful wake of war, at the cost of institutional violence, as well as the cost of surviving. Jun 2, 2017 | Rating: B | Full Review…
"Frantz" offers a sympathetic, if dark, look at the awful wake of war, at the cost of institutional violence, as well as the cost of surviving.
Tom Long
François Ozon is a master at taking apart the French chattering classes, but here he attempts an almost classical piece of film-making in black and white, French and German, a tangled tale of love and friendship. May 12, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
François Ozon is a master at taking apart the French chattering classes, but here he attempts an almost classical piece of film-making in black and white, French and German, a tangled tale of love and friendship.
Kate Muir
A much needed but underwhelming ode to pacifism and the futility of war. May 12, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A much needed but underwhelming ode to pacifism and the futility of war.
Amy Bowker
Ozon wants to add another layer of perspective, to place Frantz's death in yet another context. Instead, the film's second half makes the first look strategic-a means to an end-serving less to countervail or complement than to cancel it out. May 4, 2017 | Full Review…
Ozon wants to add another layer of perspective, to place Frantz's death in yet another context. Instead, the film's second half makes the first look strategic-a means to an end-serving less to countervail or complement than to cancel it out.
Leo Robson
There's a sense of quiet introspection reminiscent of Ozon's collaborations with Charlotte Rampling, The Swimming Pool and Under the Sand -- arguably his best films. Apr 12, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
There's a sense of quiet introspection reminiscent of Ozon's collaborations with Charlotte Rampling, The Swimming Pool and Under the Sand -- arguably his best films.
Sandra Hall
The perhaps too-beautifully manicured black-and-white 'Scope cinematography and Paula Beer's bravura turn as the German girl who got left behind make it worth your while. Apr 7, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The perhaps too-beautifully manicured black-and-white 'Scope cinematography and Paula Beer's bravura turn as the German girl who got left behind make it worth your while.
Scott Marks
Frantz swings the audience constantly between hope and despair for its characters thanks to a combination of winning performances, clever plotting, and stunning visuals. It's a pleasure to watch from beginning to end. Mar 5, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Frantz swings the audience constantly between hope and despair for its characters thanks to a combination of winning performances, clever plotting, and stunning visuals. It's a pleasure to watch from beginning to end.
Cathy Brennan
As usual, Ozon was solid behind the camera in a classic (re)tale about remorse, forgiveness, and passion. Jan 31, 2019 | Full Review…
As usual, Ozon was solid behind the camera in a classic (re)tale about remorse, forgiveness, and passion.
Filipe Freitas
The film does not continue in a conventional trajectory. It becomes Anna's story of self-discovery and will to live. It's haunting. Nov 2, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The film does not continue in a conventional trajectory. It becomes Anna's story of self-discovery and will to live. It's haunting.
Alexa Dalby
Strains credibility towards the end, but the performances, by [Paula] Beer especially, are first class. Aug 23, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Strains credibility towards the end, but the performances, by [Paula] Beer especially, are first class.
Alison Rowat
A decent film, but call me crazy for wanting "Frantz" to be better than decent. Aug 21, 2018 | Full Review…
A decent film, but call me crazy for wanting "Frantz" to be better than decent.
Rubén Rosario
Using a structure that turns the film into a game of mirrors that constantly reveals new perspectives and unexpected depths... Ozon conducts an intimately epic examination... [Full review in Spanish Mar 30, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Using a structure that turns the film into a game of mirrors that constantly reveals new perspectives and unexpected depths... Ozon conducts an intimately epic examination... [Full review in Spanish
Nando Salvá
Unusually plotted and beautifully acted period piece with stunning black and white photography (and small, wonderful moments in colour). There's a lot of great subtext and subtle parallels in the shifting story, and it has one of the most perfect endings I've seen all year.
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