Franz (1972)

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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?

Cast & Crew

Director
Jacques Brel
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    Léon Jacques Brel
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    Léonie Barbara
  • Profile picture of Danièle Evenou
    Catherine Danièle Evenou
  • Profile picture of Fernand Fabre
    Antoine Fernand Fabre
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    Armand Louis Navarre
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    Serge Serge Sauvion
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    Jules François Cadet

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