Francofonia (2015)
An elegy for Europe
Master filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) transforms a portrait of the world-renowned museum into a magisterial, centuries-spanning reflection on the relation between art, culture and power.
- Date of release
- 2015-11-11
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (88)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Aleksandr Sokurov
Casting
- Louis-Do de Lencquesaing — Jacques Jaujard
- Vincent Nemeth — Napoléon Bonaparte
- Benjamin Utzerath — Franz Wolff-Metternich
- Jean-Claude Caër
- Johanna Korthals Altes — Marianne
- Aleksandr Sokurov — (voice)
- François Smesny — (voice)
- Peter Lontzek — (voice)
- Andrey Chelpanov
- Catherine Limbert — La secrétaire de Jacques Jaujard
- Léolo Victor-Pujebet — Groom service
Interesting facts
Francofonia is a 2015 docudrama film written and directed by Alexander Sokurov. It follows the Louvre's collection evacuation during the World War II, led by Jacques Jaujard, and how the past and present of the museum is directly connected to this moment.
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