Frantz

"'Frantz' is arguably one of the straightest films Ozon has made (...) but his complex sensibilities and fine-tuned irony are very evident in a mature work that transcends genre pastiche" 

"François Ozon remakes Ernst Lubitsch’s anti-war drama 'Broken Lullaby' (...) . The results are oddly more artificial than the 1932 original, and considerably less moving" 

"A richly imagined and superbly assembled period piece (...) this drama continues the director’s penchant for spinning thematically complex material into highly accessible fare" 

"There is exactly one great sequence in 'Frantz' (...) and even though it’s a short scene, it creates an impact that suggests that it was the entire reason for the film’s existence (...) The rest (...) unfortunately, is a mostly dreary and heavy-handed affair." 

"François Ozon surprises again with sumptuous period war drama (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" 

"While it is far from Ozon’s worst movie, it is perhaps the first one he's made that feels like it could be the work of any other director (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)" 

"It’s a rare beauty (...) In contrasting cultural superiority and xenophobia against the healing power of art and forgiveness (...) 'Frantz' is a film of its time … and ours (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"