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Francofonia may test the patience of the uninitiated, but viewers willing to delve into a beautifully filmed look at the intersection of art and war will be richly rewarded.
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Sokurov raised any number of fascinating questions and unexpected historical perspectives in this engrossing documentary. September 27, 2017 | Full Review…
Sokurov raised any number of fascinating questions and unexpected historical perspectives in this engrossing documentary.
M. Faust
In praise of art, but also a reminder that we need to treasure what we have. November 11, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
In praise of art, but also a reminder that we need to treasure what we have.
David Jenkins
By turns baffling, disturbing, moving and provocative, Alexander Sokurov's dreamy documentary stimulates the heart and head, just as it tests the limits of descriptive analysis. November 10, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
By turns baffling, disturbing, moving and provocative, Alexander Sokurov's dreamy documentary stimulates the heart and head, just as it tests the limits of descriptive analysis.
Kevin Maher
In the end, the film suffers from cultural overload. October 6, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
In the end, the film suffers from cultural overload.
Sandra Hall
"Francofonia" is terribly over-directed and seems strange just for the sake of being strange. June 17, 2016 | Rating: C- | Full Review…
"Francofonia" is terribly over-directed and seems strange just for the sake of being strange.
Tom Long
This is disjointed and dreary, its power diluted by Sokurov's constant, self-important narration. May 23, 2016 | Full Review…
This is disjointed and dreary, its power diluted by Sokurov's constant, self-important narration.
Leah Pickett
Francofonia is less of a swooning and immersive cinematic experience than a free-range, multi-media essay about the survival of art and culture in an inherently destructive world. February 19, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Francofonia is less of a swooning and immersive cinematic experience than a free-range, multi-media essay about the survival of art and culture in an inherently destructive world.
Daniel Barnes
I will not pretend I understood the meaning of every single image I saw, or that I am fully behind Aleksandr Sokurov's views. But I am very happy to have taken this trip through the Louvre, and he sure is an able and knowledgeable guide. January 10, 2020 | Full Review…
I will not pretend I understood the meaning of every single image I saw, or that I am fully behind Aleksandr Sokurov's views. But I am very happy to have taken this trip through the Louvre, and he sure is an able and knowledgeable guide.
Ard Vijn
In the grand scheme of things, it's not much, but it's something worth fighting for. August 2, 2019 | Full Review…
In the grand scheme of things, it's not much, but it's something worth fighting for.
Michael J. Casey
"More than a documentary, this is a very personal historical essay about the most famous museum in the world". April 19, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
"More than a documentary, this is a very personal historical essay about the most famous museum in the world".
Ernesto Diezmartinez
More meditative than informative, Francofonia is many things, but it's not your run-of-the-mill documentary. Art and history buffs will get a kick, but perhaps not too many others. April 18, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
More meditative than informative, Francofonia is many things, but it's not your run-of-the-mill documentary. Art and history buffs will get a kick, but perhaps not too many others.
Nick Evan-Cook
Francofonia (2015) bristles at labeling. The latest whatsit by Russian titan Alexander Sokurov moves comfortably between categories. It stands three paces to the right of the essay film and three paces to the left of the docudrama. October 25, 2018 | Full Review…
Francofonia (2015) bristles at labeling. The latest whatsit by Russian titan Alexander Sokurov moves comfortably between categories. It stands three paces to the right of the essay film and three paces to the left of the docudrama.
Tanner Tafelski
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