Franz is a 1971 Belgian-French film directed by Jacques Brel.[1]

Franz
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJacques Brel
Written byPaul Andréota
Jacques Brel
StarringJacques Brel
Barbara
Danièle Évenou
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
91 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageFrench

Plot

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The story takes place in a Belgian seaside town, at a boarding house for convalescing civil servants. The six male residents' lives change dramatically when two women arrive. Catherine is a lively, sexually liberated woman willing to kiss, dance, and sleep with the men. Leonie is reserved, formal, and conservative. Leonie finds herself attracted to Leon, a Belgian who was a mercenary in Katanga in 1964, He was wounded and carries psychological scars of war. The other men play practical jokes on Leon, some of them cruel. As Leon courts Leonie, his mother brings him emotional distress as do his memories of war. The unlikely pair struggle to get past these obstacles.[2]

Cast

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  • Jacques Brel – Leon[3]
  • Barbara – Leonie
  • Danièle Évenou – Catherine
  • Fernand Fabre – Antoine
  • Louis Navarre – Armond
  • Ceel – Pascal
  • Serge Sauvion – Serge
  • François Cadet – Jules
  • Luc Poret – Henri
  • Jacques Provins – Grosjean
  • Catherine Bady – Madame Grosjean

References

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  1. ^ "Franz de Jacques Brel". unifrance.org (in French). 12 August 2023.
  2. ^ IMDB
  3. ^ "Franz (1971) - un film de Jacques Brel". vodkaster.telerama.fr (in French). 12 April 2019.
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