Franz
(2025)
Overview
Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic, the film follows the imprint Franz Kafka left on the world from his birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post-WW1 Vienna.
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DickVanGelder
February 4, 2026
Franz is a restless, jagged attempt to film Kafka from the inside out, and it only half succeeds.
Agnieszka Holland rejects the safe, linear biopic for a collage of timelines, direct-to-camera addresses, and crash zooms that oscillate between inspired and self-indulgent. Idan Weiss gives a sharply nervy Kafka, twitching between embarrassment, curiosity, and dread, and the film shines whenever it simply watches him navigate family, lovers, and …
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Released
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Budget
$6,500,000
Revenue
$721,048