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FRANCOFONIA

by Aleksandr Sokurov

synopsis

Another century has passed on the Old Continent... Large armies are trampling on the heart of civilisation and cannon fire is once again taking its toll. Amidst the massacre and the ruins, everything majestic, magnificent, and sacred, that took millions of minutes and hours of determined labour to build, is wiped out. Jacques Jaujard and Count Franziskus Wolff Metternich worked together to protect and preserve the treasure of the Louvre Museum. Alexander Sokurov tells their story. He explores the relationship between art and power, and asks what art tells us about ourselves, at the very heart of one of the most devastating conflicts the world has ever known.

international title: Francofonia
original title: Francofonia, le Louvre sous l’occupation
country: France, Germany, Netherlands
sales agent: Films Boutique
year: 2015
genre: fiction
directed by: Aleksandr Sokurov
film run: 87'
release date: FR 11/11/2015, CH 25/11/2015, AT 26/02/2016, ES 3/06/2016
screenplay: Aleksandr Sokurov
cast: Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Vincent Nemeth, Benjamin Utzerath, Johanna Korthals Altes
cinematography by: Bruno Delbonnel
film editing: Hansjörg Weißbrich
producer: Els Vandevorst, Thomas Kufus, Pierre-Olivier Bardet
co-producer: Olivier Père
production: Idéale Audience, Zero One Film, Musée du Louvre, ARTE France Cinéma, N279 Entertainment
distributor: Dulac Distribution, Academy Two, Thimfilm GmbH, Wanda Visión

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