With his rapid output, it may feel difficult to fully get a grasp on the films of François Ozon (Young & Beautiful, In the House). While often hit-or-miss, his next one sounds quite promising. Taking place after WWI, Frantz follows a young German (Paula Beer) who grieves the death of her fiancé in France, and a mysterious French man (Pierre Niney) who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.
Aiming for a fall festival debut around the time it hits theaters in France, the first trailer for the black-and-white drama has arrived. While there’s no subtitles yet, it looks like quite a visually stirring drama, so hopefully a U.S. distributor will jump aboard soon to release it here. Check out the trailer below, along with the first poster.
Update: See the trailer now with English subtitles ahead of TIFF and Venice screenings.
Frantz opens in France on September 7th.