Francofonia
“An elegy for Europe”
2015•1h 27m•6.5•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Aleksandr Sokurov
Writer
Aleksandr Sokurov, Alexei Jankovski
Languages
English, French, German
Studio
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Cast
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Jacques Jaujard
Vincent Nemeth
Napoléon Bonaparte
Benjamin Utzerath
Franz Wolff-Metternich
Jean-Claude Caër
Johanna Korthals Altes
Marianne
Aleksandr Sokurov
(voice)
François Smesny
(voice)
Peter Lontzek
(voice)
Andrey Chelpanov
Catherine Limbert
La secrétaire de Jacques Jaujard
Léolo Victor-Pujebet
Groom service
Production
Company
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Company
ARTE France Cinéma
Company
Eurimages
Company
Idéale Audience
Company
Zero One Film
Company
Musée du Louvre
Company
Netherlands Fund for Film
Company
CNC
Company
German Film Fund
Producer
Els Vandevorst
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