Review of Frantz (2016) by Anonymous User — 25 Oct 2017
Francois Ozon beautifully painted this mesmerizing picture with black-and-white (related to the consequent feelings of loss and pain in the immediate aftermath of the war) and colored (related to the tentative light and bright feelings of hope and living) paints.
Perhaps its biggest flaw that it is too beautiful, you just can't imagine the world that was just shattered by the war this beautiful. Even the brief images of ruined landscapes in France when Anna passes them in the train convey inappropriate beauty.
But besides this my concern, the music, acting, cinematography, period detail: all this blends into the seamless whole to tell the poignant story about the immediate aftermath of the Great War and people's lives affected by it; the story of forgiveness and not learning from mistakes - the scenes where the Germans and French sing their national anthem in order to sustain their hatred towards each other are sad.
The picture "Suicide" by Manet is repeatedly shown in the movie drawing parallels with feelings of people.
This review of Frantz (2016) was written by Anonymous User on 25 Oct 2017.
Frantz has generally received very positive reviews.
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