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Francofonia
Sign in to saveFrancofonia 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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6.5Master 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.
Cast
- Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as Jacques Jaujard
- Vincent Nemeth as Napoléon Bonaparte
- Benjamin Utzerath as Franz Wolff-Metternich
- Jean-Claude Caër
- Johanna Korthals Altes as Marianne
- Aleksandr Sokurov as (voice)
Themes
- museum
- painting
- louvre museum
- art
- nazi occupation
- nazism
- art museum
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Francofonia
- Film.image
- Francofonia poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Film poster
- Film.director
- Alexander Sokurov
- Film.writer
- Alexander Sokurov
- Film.starring
- Louis-Do de LencquesaingBenjamin UtzerathVincent NemethJohanna Korthals AltesAndrey ChelpanovJean-Claude Caër
- Film.music
- Murat Kabardokov
- Film.narrator
- Alexander Sokurov
- Film.cinematography
- Bruno Delbonnel
- Film.distributor
- Sophie Dulac Distribution (France)
- Film.runtime
- 90 minutes
- Film.country
- FranceGermanyNetherlands
- Film.gross
- $1,008,154
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 399571
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- publication date
- 2016-07-28
- title
- Francofonia
- review score
- 71/100
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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.
The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2015, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. It was theatrically released in France on 11 November 2015.