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Peter von Kant (2022)
Director: François Ozon
Cast: Denis MĂ©nochet, Isabelle Adjani, Khalil Ben Gharbia, Hanna Schygulla
6.3
76%Runtime85 min
Rating15
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Peter von Kant, a successful, famous director, lives with his assistant Karl, whom he likes to mistreat and humiliate. Through the great actress Sidonie, he meets and falls in love with Amir, a handsome young man of modest means. He offers to share his apartment and help Amir break into the world of cinema. Several months later, Amir becomes a star. But as soon as he acquires fame, he breaks up with Peter, leaving him alone to face himself.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Peter von Kant, the 2022 drama film directed by François Ozon, has received a mostly positive critical reception, with a 76% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film's IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests mixed audience reception, with viewers divided on the film's merits.
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Fans of director François Ozon's poignant, psychologically complex dramas will appreciate the intimate examination of power dynamics and emotional vulnerability in Peter von Kant. The film features standout performances from its talented ensemble, particularly Denis Ménochet as the titular narcissistic director, exploring themes of self-reflection and the transient nature of fame and relationships.
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Peter von Kant is a 2022 French comedy drama film written and directed by François Ozon. It is a loose adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's play The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, which he adapted into a film in 1972, but here with the sex of the principal characters changed from female to male. It is Ozon's second cinematic adaptation of a Fassbinder play after Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000).
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