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Francofonia

  • 20152015
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  • 1h 28m
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Francofonia (2015)
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A history of the Louvre during the Nazi occupation and a meditation on the meaning and timelessness of art.A history of the Louvre during the Nazi occupation and a meditation on the meaning and timelessness of art.A history of the Louvre during the Nazi occupation and a meditation on the meaning and timelessness of art.
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    • Aleksandr Sokurov
    • Aleksandr Sokurov
  • Stars
    • Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
    • Benjamin Utzerath
    • Vincent Nemeth
    • Aleksandr Sokurov
    • Aleksandr Sokurov
  • Stars
    • Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
    • Benjamin Utzerath
    • Vincent Nemeth
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    • 13User reviews
    • 116Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
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    Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
    Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
    • Jacques Jaujard
    Benjamin Utzerath
    • Franz Wolff-Metternich
    Vincent Nemeth
    Vincent Nemeth
    • Napoléon Bonaparte
    Johanna Korthals Altes
    • Marianne
    Andrey Chelpanov
    Jean-Claude Caër
    Aleksandr Sokurov
    Aleksandr Sokurov
      Francois Smesny
        Peter Lontzek
          Catherine Limbert
          • La secrétaire de Jacques Jaujard
          Léolo
          • Groom service
          Stephanie Slama
          Stephanie Slama
          Charles de Gaulle
          Charles de Gaulle
          • Self
          • (archive footage)
          • (uncredited)
          Dwight D. Eisenhower
          Dwight D. Eisenhower
          • Self
          • (archive footage)
          • (uncredited)
          Adolf Hitler
          Adolf Hitler
          • Self
          • (archive footage)
          • (uncredited)
          Eric Moreau
          • Un capitaine allemand
          • (uncredited)
          Marika Rökk
          Marika Rökk
          • Self
          • (archive footage)
          • (uncredited)
            • Aleksandr Sokurov
            • Aleksandr Sokurov
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          • Trivia
            During production, this film was often rumored to be shot in a single take, making it an ideal sequel to Aleksandr Sokurov's previous 'museum film', Russian Ark (2002). Eventually, a more traditional editing technique was chosen by Sokurov to tell the story.
          • Goofs
            Since the narration is in Russian, it seems as though every time Paris is referred to as the seat of government of France, it's translated in English subtitles as "capital," rather than "Capitol."
          • Connections
            Referenced in Evening Urgant: Maxim Trankov/Tatiana Volosozhar (2015)
          • Soundtracks
            Kindertotenlieder
            Written by Gustav Mahler

          User reviews13

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          Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite
          Director Sokurov eschews the usual form for this type of film, which would be documentary, in favor of a sort of historical drama. It switches back and forth from the present era to WWII to the 18th century. It is an attempt to explain the history of The Louvre by integrating several different phases in its existence; The acquisition of much of the artwork by Napoleon in his conquests, transporting it out of harms way before the Nazi occupation, and a contemporary recap of the logistics and hazards involved in each phase.

          Can I be frank? I found the whole exercise somewhat confusing. I would get the gist of a particular scenario, only to have the director switch gears and move to another era and another circumstance, and having to readjust my focus and concentration on this new problem (where are we now?, I kept asking myself). I enjoyed glimpses of the Great Hall, the Mona Lisa and several other treasures that go to make The Louvre the epicenter of western culture. All I was asking was a little clarity.

          Maybe he just could have made it a documentary.
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          • GManfred
          • Apr 22, 2016

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          • Release date
            • November 11, 2015 (France)
            • France
            • Germany
            • Netherlands
            • Official site (Japan)
            • Official site (United Kingdom)
            • Russian
            • French
            • German
            • English
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          • Filming locations
            • Rue de l'Echaudé, Paris 6, Paris, France
          • Production companies
            • Idéale Audience
            • Zero One Film
            • N279 Entertainment
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          • 1 hour 28 minutes
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