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Frantz
2016
· Movie
· 113 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Every rating
60–91
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91.
See the most agreed on films →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.
Details
- Director
- François Ozon
- Writers
- François Ozon, Philippe Piazzo
- Released
- 7 September 2016
- Country
- France, Germany
- Language
- French, German
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Box office
- $7.5M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 16 →2 major awards won · 3 wins from 16 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| César Awards 2017 | Best Cinematography | Pascal Marti | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2016 | Marcello Mastroianni Award | Paula Beer | Winner |
| César Awards 2017 | Best Original Music | Philippe Rombi | Nominee |
| César Awards 2017 | Best Production Design | Michel Barthélémy | Nominee |
| César Awards 2017 | Best Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel, Alexis Place, Cyril Holtz, and Damien Lazzerini | Nominee |
| César Awards 2017 | Best Costume Design | Pascaline Chavanne | Nominee |
| César Awards 2017 | Best Film | Frantz | Nominee |
| César Awards 2017 | Best Director | François Ozon | Nominee |
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César Awards
11 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Pascal Marti | Winner |
| Best Actor | Pierre Niney | Nominee |
| Best Adaptation | François Ozon | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Pascaline Chavanne | Nominee |
| Best Director | François Ozon | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Laure Gardette | Nominee |
| Best Film | Frantz | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Philippe Rombi | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Michel Barthélémy | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel, Alexis Place, Cyril Holtz, and Damien Lazzerini | Nominee |
| Most Promising Actress | Paula Beer | Nominee |
Venice Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Marcello Mastroianni Award | Paula Beer | Winner |
| Golden Lion | François Ozon | Nominee |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Five Foreign Language Films | Frantz | Winner |
Australian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best International Film (Foreign Language) | Frantz | Nominee |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Frantz | Nominee |