In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.
Cinematography
Gorgeous B&W that erupts into color for memory and hope.
Acting
Paula Beer's eyes tell entire novels.
Direction
Ozon's most restrained, devastating work.
Director
François Ozon
Pierre Niney
Adrien Rivoire
Paula Beer
Anna
Ernst Stötzner
Doctor Hans Hoffmeister
Marie Gruber
Magda Hoffmeister
Johann von Bülow
Kreutz
Anton von Lucke
Frantz Hoffmeister
Cyrielle Clair
Adrien's Mother
Alice de Lencquesaing
Fanny
Axel Wandtke
Hotel Receptionist
Rainer Egger
German Cemetery Caretaker
Johannes Silberschneider
Shopkeeper selling the dress
Merlin Rose
Young Drunk
Ralf Dittrich
Adolf
Michael Witte
Gustav
Lutz Blochberger
Man by Lake
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ozon loosely remade Ernst Lubitsch's 1932 'Broken Lullaby,' but flipped the perspective to center Anna's story.
The rare color sequences aren't memories—they're hopeful fantasies. The film literally drains back to gray when reality crushes in.
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