Franz (1972)
In a French seaside town, at a boarding house for civil servants recovering from surgery and maladies, the six male residents' lives change dramatically when two women arrive: Catherine, lively, sexually liberated, willing to kiss, dance, and sleep with the men, and Leonie, reserved, formal, conservative. Leonie finds herself attracted to Leon, a Belgian who was a mercenary in Katanga in 1964, wounded and carrying psychological scars as well. The other men continually play practical jokes on Leon, some of them cruel. As Leon courts Leonie, his horrid mother brings him emotional distress as do his memories of war. Can the two of them get past these obstacles?
- Date of release
- 1972-02-07
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Jacques Brel
Casting
- Jacques Brel — Léon
- Barbara — Léonie
- Danièle Evenou — Catherine
- Fernand Fabre — Antoine
- Louis Navarre — Armand
- Ceel — Pascal
- Serge Sauvion — Serge
- François Cadet — Jules
- Luc Poret — Henri
- Jacques Provins — Grosjean
- Catherine Bady — Madame Grosjean
- Simone Max — Léon's mother
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Blankenberge
Franz is a 1971 Belgian-French film directed by Jacques Brel.
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