In the 1970s in Cologne, Peter von Kant is a filmmaker in his 40s who is experiencing growing success. Having gone through a difficult love affair, he now lives with his assistant Karl, who is totally devoted to him despite being mistreated.
Through Sidonie, a famous actress whose career he had once launched, he meets the young and handsome North African actor Amir. Quickly falling in love with him, Peter takes him under his wing and fast-tracks their relationship, quickly casting him in his new film’s lead role. Amir drives Peter wild with jealousy, leading to a series of shouting matches and cruel power plays. Ultimately, the couple hits their breaking point, and Amir returns to his wife, resulting in a dramatic and emotional finale.
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 protagonist’s gender changed. It is Ozon’s second cinematic outing of a Fassbinder play after Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000).
The film premiered in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival as its opening film on February 10, 2022. In March 2022, Strand Releasing acquired the US rights to the film. The film was released on September 2, 2022 in the United States by Strand Releasing.
Peter von Kant (2022)
Directed by: François Ozon
Starring: Denis Ménochet, Isabelle Adjani, Khalil Gharbia, Hanna Schygulla, Stéfan Crépon, Aminthe Audiard
Screenplay by: François Ozon
Production Design by: Katia Wyszkop
Cinematography by: Manuel Dacosse
Film Editing by: Laure Gardette
Costume Design by: Pascaline Chavanne
Art Direction by: Marie Devaux, Tristan Girault
Music by: Clément Ducol
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Diaphana(France), Strand Releasing (United States)
Release Date: February 10, 2022 (Berlin), July 6, 2022 (France), September 2, 2022 (United States)
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