Francofonia
2015 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 6.5 · 79% critics
This historical drama turns the story of a famous museum into a wide-ranging reflection on how art, culture, and political power shape one another across centuries. It blends history and big ideas into a meditative, museum-centered experience.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-11-11
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (86 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy reflective historical films about culture and power, especially if Diplomacy or The King Is Dancing appeal to you; Not for you if you want a fast, plot-driven drama.
Pros: thoughtful themes; sweeping historical scope; strong art focus | Cons: slow pace; abstract approach; limited conventional story
Themes
- museum
- painting
- louvre museum
- art
- nazi occupation
- nazism
- art museum
Cast & crew
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
as Jacques Jaujard
Vincent Nemeth
as Napoléon Bonaparte
- BU
Benjamin Utzerath
as Franz Wolff-Metternich
- JC
Jean-Claude Caër
- JA
Johanna Korthals Altes
as Marianne
Aleksandr Sokurov
as (voice)
- FS
François Smesny
as (voice)
- PL
Peter Lontzek
as (voice)
- AC
Andrey Chelpanov
- CL
Catherine Limbert
as La secrétaire de Jacques Jaujard
Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov