Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Paris-born François Ozon is a filmmaker who has made a number of radical films in the French "New Wave" movement (a few shocking, some even salacious), probably the most popular being "Swimming Pool" in 2003. During the last few years this challenging filmmaker has begun to display a maturing without shedding his 'edge', reaching his artistic zenith in "In the House", one of 2012's finest films, but now "Frantz" may be his chef-d'oeuvre. Made just as Ozon was approaching 50, it displays not just maturity of the artist but a refinement, perhaps even a mellowing. Of course, the source material may have had something to do with it as it is loosely based on the 1932 Ernst Lubitsch Hollywood film, "Broken Lullaby". Set in a small town in Germany just after the end of World War I, the story deals with a young German woman (sensitively played by Paula Beer) who's fiancé had been killed in the war and the remorse felt by the French soldier (Pierre Niney) who killed him, but Ozon's visual style, patterned after Edouard Manet's painting, Le Suicidé, displays a sublime beauty of texture immeasurably aided by Ozon's decision to combine pristine black and white cinematography with muted color sequences. The result is a bittersweet love story conveying deep sorrow in every scene that provides an emotional experience that is almost an anomaly for the usually cynical Ozon. Praised throughout the world, especially for its cinematography by Pascal Marti, this is a film worth seeking out, even if somewhat conservative for such a celebrated French enfant terriblé.

I rarely watch movies and don't care much for the cinema in general. But when I first saw this film on a plane, it so haunted me that I watched it twice after that, at home. From the first moment, you are irresistibly drawn to the main characters, each of whom is battling with inner fears, loss, and grief after the end of world war one. The acting is superb, the dialogues full of subtleties and sensitiveness. the photography beautiful. Among the main themes are love, loss, deception, and truth, but especially forgiveness and honour. The main actors never give in to cheap sentiment or selfishness, but show a depth of character and nobility of spirit that is not often seen in modern cinema -- or in real life for that matter. One of the few movies I would happily re-watch a dozen times!!

This film is poetry on celluloid. Beautiful, lyrical, powerful, thoughtful, artistic. I could go on... In essence it is a very complex love story set in Germany and France in 1919,the horrors of the Great War still very vivid, very recent and very painful. Complex it may be. But you can follow the story line with no problem, despite its many misleading twists and turns. Much of the plot has to do with well intentioned lies. But that is an over simplification. The story is tender and lovely with moments of both joy and sadness. The film is mostly black and white, done with the rich depth and shading that are so effective when handled by a master. Some scenes are in colour however. They're effective and nicely done but I'm puzzled about their purpose. No matter! This is one beautiful, unique and memorable film.

When watching a movie we hate to read subtitles throughout whole movie. The plot was great tho. But having to read in whole movie is not enjoyable. I wish that in movie reviews = it would be noted that there are subtitles. I am sure that some other people feel the same way. That is why my rating is 7 .