Franz Rogowski is one of the most talented and sought-after European actors, able to emotionally play complex roles, but without giving up a certain dose of irony. She took her first steps in the physical theatre, through which she learned to dance and train her body to make it as expressive as possible. The face is not quite the same as that of Hollywood stars like Timothée Chalamet. However, its imperfection makes it even more interesting. He has worked with directors of the stature such as Michael Haneke, Terrence Malick and Christian Petzold and was the protagonist of the first work of Taranto-based filmmaker Francesco Abbruzzese presented at the Berlin Film Festival 2023 with Disco Boy. Passages, directed by Ira Sachs, is now in theaters and tells the story of a pair of men who find themselves in crisis because of the arrival of a woman in their lives. Another opportunity to discover what makes Franz Rogowski a unique actor.
Withthese are actors who amaze with their charisma, their voice or that invisible barrier that surrounds them and that separates them from mere mortals, from the world of chance. Marble statues are attributed to an imaginary hyperreality, inviolable in its otherness. Franz Rogowskion the contrary, surprising immediacy of its appearance: A cleft lip has changed his voice, his dancing background has shaped his physique, and his eyes seem to stare into the distance. Or very close, to the bone. He was born in Freiburg thirty-seven years ago and began his career in theaters in Hamburg, Hannover and Berlin. In his shows, he used his body as a weapon and a means of self-expression without filters.. Communication was necessarily based on the interweaving of muscles and nerves. He was not born poor, as happens to many great people in history, but always independently earned everything necessary to embark on the path of acting. Since August 17, we have seen it in Italian cinemas in Transitions Ira Sachs, film distributed by Mubi in collaboration with Luck Red: the story of a man arguing between his partner Martin (Ben Whishaw) and Agatha (Adele Exarchopoulos). A love triangle in which sexual identity, fears and the instability of monogamous relationships are at stake. However, Franz’s career is already long and filled with interesting collaborations.
THATThe film tells the parable of a young man also through the techno sounds of music. French DJ Vitalik, an original choice for a gritty story that quickly reaches its climax: a Legion’s special mission in the Niger Delta goes wrong, and Alexei kills Jomo, played by newcomer Morr Ndiaye, the young leader of a group that seeks the region’s independence. This experience puts him in a crisis: is a person’s blood on his hands worth legal recognition as a citizen? The finale is a dance for two with Udoka, Jomo’s sister, who became a Parisian club dancer. Dance, music and the rejection of semi-legal guerrilla warfare in a country like France.. In wartime Europe, a non-trivial message. Franz, the director himself said in an interview with the publication My films, he knew how to play the character with his whole body. Not only with the mind: ideas and meanings take on flesh and blood thanks to the talent of the Freiburg actor.
THATRelations with Italy for Franz started two years ago, it was on the set of the film “Italy”. going crazy From Gabriel Mainetti (director They called him Jig Robot). Here he played a six-fingered pianist, a circus performer and a Nazi hierarch with clairvoyant abilities. An unlikely but successful combination. In a career spanning over 10 years in film, Franz has worked with some of the most important names on the modern film scene. He was the main character Writer woman AND Undineboth Christian Petzoldplayed in hidden life From Terrence Malick And in A happy ending From Michael Haneke. Three unique authors who needed the uniqueness of Franz to create their work of art. In the century in which he is at the top Timothy Chalamet, naturally kind, inexplicably handsome and able to effortlessly interpret (it seems) all the roles that happen to him, such as Franz Rogowski deserve something more than an honorable mention, something better than a consolation prize. A living example that genius manifests itself even in those with spoiled faces, compromised voices and fatigue that splits hands strive to reach that dimension that borders on the inexplicable. The search for the aesthetics and soul of cinema also goes through the imperfect appearance of people like Franz: atypical stars of the era of idols.