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Francofonia is a french film of genre Drama directed by Alexandre Sokourov with Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Francofonia (2015)

Francofonia
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Length 1h30
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OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Documentary,    Historical
Rating65% 3.298423.298423.298423.298423.29842

Francofonia is a 2015 French drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov. It was screened in the main competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and in the Masters section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Variety defined it as a "dense, enriching meditation on the Louvre and specifically (but not exclusively) the museum’s status during WWII".

Synopsis

À Paris en 1940, alors que la France est occupée par l'Allemagne nazie, Jacques Jaujard, directeur du musée du Louvre, et le comte Franz von Wolff-Metternich, à la tête de la Kunstschutz (commission allemande pour la protection des œuvres d'art en France) unissent leurs forces afin de préserver les collections du plus grand musée français.

Actors

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

(Jacques Jaujard)
Vincent Nemeth

(Napoléon Bonaparte)
Alexandre Sokourov

((voice))
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