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Franz

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Award-winning director Agnieszka Holland is embarking on her most ambitious project to date, a biopic of the iconic 20th-century Czech writer Franz Kafka. Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic, the film will follow the imprint Kafka left on the world from his birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post-WW1 Vienna. FRANZ will give the audience a brand new perspective on the life of the man behind the literary giant.

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Peter Rainer FilmWeek (LAist) Dec 31
I guess this is officially branded as a biopic, but it's weirder than, as one might expect from a film about Kafka, but maybe not weird enough. Go to Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com Oct 22
What we’re left with is an ambitious picture that lacks a unique aim. Go to Full Review Siddhant Adlakha Observer Sep 23
3/4
Ambitious to a fault, Kafka biopic Franz is as much about the landmark Czech surrealist as it is about its own making, as a commercialized re-telling of a life cut tragically short. Go to Full Review Andrea Zamora Sensacine 1d
4/5
Idan Weiss delivers an outstanding performance, capturing Kafka's physical and emotional essence. The result is a courageous and thought-provoking film: the ideal biopic for those who don't usually enjoy biopics. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Olivia Popp Cineuropa Jan 17
[Holland] repeatedly points to the fact that as much as we try to reach the truth of the man himself, all we can do is make frantic attempts to piece it together at best, or leave it to be financially capitalised on at worst. Go to Full Review Alex Heeney Seventh Row Nov 25
Franz is an unconventional biopic for an unconventional writer...a very Gothic story — you can always feel the walls and ceilings boxing Franz in — which makes it also feel like Franz’s story seen through his lens on the world. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Agnieszka Holland

Director

Idan Weiss

Franz Kafka

Peter Kurth

Actor

Jenovéfa Boková

Milena Jesenská

Sandra Korzeniak

Actor

Katharina Stark

Ottla Kafka
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Movie Info

Synopsis Award-winning director Agnieszka Holland is embarking on her most ambitious project to date, a biopic of the iconic 20th-century Czech writer Franz Kafka. Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic, the film will follow the imprint Kafka left on the world from his birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post-WW1 Vienna. FRANZ will give the audience a brand new perspective on the life of the man behind the literary giant.
Director
Agnieszka Holland
Screenwriter
Agnieszka Holland, Marek Epstein
Production Co
Telewizja Polska (TVP), Ceská Televize, Metro Films, Canal+ Polska, Czech Anglo Productions, Bac Films, Barrandov Studio, X-Filme Creative Pool
Genre
Drama, Biography
Original Language
Czech
Runtime
2h 16m