Peter von Kant
2022 · Movie · 85 min · ★ 5.7 · 76% critics
A famous film director lives with an assistant he routinely belittles. After being introduced by a well-known actress, he falls for a young man and offers him a home and a path into the movie world, setting off a tense, shifting relationship.
Based on The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-07-06
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (106 votes)
About
If you enjoy intimate, emotionally charged stories about love, control, and ambition in a showbiz setting, this may click, especially if you liked Double Lover or Water Drops on Burning Rocks; Not for you if you want light romance or clear heroes.
Pros: intense relationship drama; sharp power dynamics; showbiz setting | Cons: emotionally harsh tone; uncomfortable humiliation scenes; limited scope
Themes
- lgbt
- film director
- gay theme
Cast & crew
Denis Ménochet
as Peter von Kant
Isabelle Adjani
as Sidonie
Khalil Ben Gharbia
as Amir
Hanna Schygulla
as Rosemarie
Stefan Crepon
as Karl
Aminthe Audiard
as Gabrielle
Directed by François Ozon