A beguiling screen presence of both physical and emotional intensity, German actor Franz Rogowski has taken the international film world by storm. From Christian Petzold to Terrence Malick, Rogowski has worked with an astonishing array of formidable directors, exhibiting a striking versatility as a performer across a delightfully unpredictable multitude of genres. Initially trained as a dancer and a choreographer, Rogowski brings a rare attention to the physicality of his characters, whose dialogues as well as bodily gestures bear equal poignancy. Such a gift is already apparent in an early-career performance in Jakob Lass’s improvisational Love Steaks (2013) where Rogowski plays a young spa trainee whose awkward bedside manners sparkle with an irresistible charm. With his strong brows and soulful eyes, Rogowski carries the kind of visage that is at once distinctively cinematic yet increasingly elusive among the recent crop of young actors. The same reservedness that endears in the unlikely romance of Thomas Stuber’s In the Aisles (2018) can also morph into a more frightening expression of childlike wrath in Peter Brunner’s Luzifer (2021). Thus, to behold a Rogowski performance is to pleasantly prepare oneself for the unexpected. Rogowski’s stunning ability to oscillate between romantic vulnerability and quiet rage culminates in his latest triumph in Sebastian Meise’s Great Freedom (2021), a searing historical account of the social and legal cruelty suffered by gay men in post-war Germany. To celebrate this mesmerizing turn from Rogowski, our spotlight raises a glass to the man of the hour, and one of the most exciting actors currently gracing the silver screen.

A beguiling screen presence of both physical and emotional intensity, German actor Franz Rogowski has taken the international film world by storm. From Christian Petzold to Terrence Malick, Rogowski has worked with an astonishing array of formidable directors, exhibiting a striking versatility as a performer across a delightfully unpredictable multitude of genres. Initially trained as a dancer and a choreographer, Rogowski brings a rare attention to the physicality of his characters, whose dialogues as well as bodily gestures bear equal poignancy. Such a gift is already apparent in an early-career performance in Jakob Lass&#8217;s improvisational Love Steaks (2013) where Rogowski plays a young spa trainee whose awkward bedside manners sparkle with an irresistible charm. With his strong brows and soulful eyes, Rogowski carries the kind of visage that is at once distinctively cinematic yet increasingly elusive among the recent crop of young actors. The same reservedness that endears in the unlikely romance of Thomas Stuber&#8217;s In the Aisles (2018) can also morph into a more frightening expression of childlike wrath in Peter Brunner&#8217;s Luzifer (2021). Thus, to behold a Rogowski performance is to pleasantly prepare oneself for the unexpected. Rogowski&#8217;s stunning ability to oscillate between romantic vulnerability and quiet rage culminates in his latest triumph in Sebastian Meise&#8217;s Great Freedom (2021), a searing historical account of the social and legal cruelty suffered by gay men in post-war Germany. To celebrate this mesmerizing turn from Rogowski, our spotlight raises a glass to the man of the hour, and one of the most exciting actors currently gracing the silver screen.

Franz Rogowski: The Man of the Hour

FRANZ ROGOWSKI: THE MAN OF THE HOUR

A beguiling screen presence of stunning intensity, Franz Rogowski has taken the international film world by storm. Celebrating his latest triumph in Great Freedom, our spotlight raises a glass to the man of the hour, and one of the most exciting actors currently gracing the silver screen.

A beguiling screen presence of stunning intensity, Franz Rogowski has taken the international film world by storm. Celebrating his latest triumph in Great Freedom, our spotlight raises a glass to the man of the hour, and one of the most exciting actors currently gracing the silver screen.

The Man of the Hour

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THE MAN OF THE HOUR

Franz Rogowski:

FRANZ ROGOWSKI:

Contains material that may not be suitable for children or young adults.

self harm

Christian Petzold

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UNDINE

Contains material and themes suitable only for mature audiences.

graphic sexual content

discriminatory language

Ira Sachs

Passages

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PASSAGES

Sebastian Meise

2021 | Winner: Un Certain Regard: Jury Prize