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Francofonia
“An elegy for Europe”
6.5 / 10• 2015• 1h 27m•NR• French
Documentary
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Jacques Jaujard
Lead
Vincent Nemeth
Napoléon Bonaparte
BU
Benjamin Utzerath
Franz Wolff-Metternich
JC
Jean-Claude Caër
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JK
Johanna Korthals Altes
Marianne
Aleksandr Sokurov
(voice)
FS
François Smesny
(voice)
PL
Peter Lontzek
(voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Aleksandr Sokurov's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Francofonia is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
