Francofonia (2016)

  • NR
  • 04/01/2016 (US)
  • Drama, History
  • 1h 27m

An elegy for Europe

Overview

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.

Aleksandr Sokurov

Director, Screenplay

Alexei Jankovski

Screenplay

Cast

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing's headshot

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Jacques Jaujard
Vincent Nemeth's headshot

Vincent Nemeth

Napoléon Bonaparte
Benjamin Utzerath's headshot

Benjamin Utzerath

Franz Wolff-Metternich
Jean-Claude Caër's headshot

Jean-Claude Caër

Johanna Korthals Altes's headshot

Johanna Korthals Altes

Marianne
Aleksandr Sokurov's headshot

Aleksandr Sokurov

(voice)
François Smesny's headshot

François Smesny

(voice)
Peter Lontzek's headshot

Peter Lontzek

(voice)

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