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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. Read critic reviews

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In 1940, museum director Jacques Jaujard (Louis-Do de Lencquesaing) and German officer Count Franz Wolff-Metternich (Benjamin Utzerath) work together to protect Louvre artworks from the Nazis.

Cast & Crew

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Jacques Jaujard
Benjamin Utzerath
Franz Wolff-Metternich
Vincent Nemeth
Napoléon Bonaparte
Johanna Korthals Altes
Marianne
Andrey Chelpanov
Jean-Claude Caër
Alexander Sokurov
Voice
Francois Smesny
Voice
Peter Lontzek
Voice
Alexander Sokurov
Director
Alexander Sokurov
Writer
Pierre-Olivier Bardet
Producer
Thomas Kufus
Producer
Els Vandevorst
Producer
Bruno Delbonnel
Cinematographer
Alexei Jankowski
Film Editor
Hansjörg Weißbrich
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Murat Kabardokov
Original Music
Colombe Lauriot Prevost
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Critic Reviews for Francofonia

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  • There's an unlovely self-importance to Sokurov's droning diatribe that rather distracts from the cultural significance of the subject.

    November 13, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

    Wendy Ide

    Observer (UK)

  • In praise of art, but also a reminder that we need to treasure what we have.

    November 11, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    David Jenkins

    Little White Lies

  • This is graceful and provocative filmmaking. It works both as art history and as an account of wartime Paris under German occupation.

    November 10, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Geoffrey Macnab

    Independent (UK)

  • 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…

    Kevin Maher

    Times (UK)

  • Impossible to appreciate in a single sitting, this masterly piece of polemical filmmaking is as intoxicating as it is intriguing.

    November 10, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    David Parkinson

    Empire Magazine

  • In the end, the film suffers from cultural overload.

    October 6, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Sandra Hall

    Sydney Morning Herald
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