CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 1h 27m

Francofonia

An elegy for Europe

65%(87)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byAleksandr Sokurov

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
FR
Released
November 11, 2015
Studios
MEDIA Programme of the European UnionARTE France CinémaEurimages

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Francofonia - Official Trailer

Francofonia - Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Jacques Jaujard

Vincent Nemeth

Vincent Nemeth

Napoléon Bonaparte

Benjamin Utzerath

Franz Wolff-Metternich

Jean-Claude Caër

Johanna Korthals Altes

Marianne

Aleksandr Sokurov

Aleksandr Sokurov

(voice)

François Smesny

(voice)

Peter Lontzek

(voice)

Andrey Chelpanov

Catherine Limbert

La secrétaire de Jacques Jaujard

Creative team
Directed by
Aleksandr Sokurov
Aleksandr Sokurov
Written by
Alexei Jankovski
Aleksandr Sokurov
Aleksandr Sokurov
Produced by
Els Vandevorst
Els Vandevorst

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