''Franz'' is a 1971 Belgian-French film directed by

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Plot

The story takes place in a Belgian seaside town, at a boarding house for convalescing civil servants. The six male residents' lives change dramatically when two women arrive. Catherine is a lively, sexually liberated woman willing to kiss, dance, and sleep with the men. Leonie is reserved, formal, and conservative. Leonie finds herself attracted to Leon, a Belgian who was a mercenary in Katanga in 1964, He was wounded and carries psychological scars of war. The other men play practical jokes on Leon, some of them cruel. As Leon courts Leonie, his mother brings him emotional distress as do his memories of war. The unlikely pair struggle to get past these obstacles.IMDB
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Cast

– Leon *

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– Leonie * Danièle Évenou – Catherine * Fernand Fabre – Antoine * Louis Navarre – Armond * Ceel – Pascal * Serge Sauvion – Serge * François Cadet – Jules * Luc Poret – Henri * Jacques Provins – Grosjean * Catherine Bady – Madame Grosjean

References

External links

* 1971 films Belgian romantic drama films French romantic drama films 1970s French-language films Films directed by Jacques Brel 1970s French films {{Belgium-film-stub