
Francofonia
Drama · History
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.
Top Cast


Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Jacques Jaujard
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Jacques Jaujard


Vincent Nemeth
Vincent Nemeth
Napoléon Bonaparte
Vincent Nemeth
Napoléon Bonaparte
Benjamin Utzerath
Benjamin Utzerath
Franz Wolff-Metternich
Benjamin Utzerath
Franz Wolff-Metternich
Jean-Claude Caër
Jean-Claude Caër
Jean-Claude Caër
Johanna Korthals Altes
Johanna Korthals Altes
Marianne
Johanna Korthals Altes
Marianne


Aleksandr Sokurov
Aleksandr Sokurov
(voice)
Aleksandr Sokurov
(voice)
François Smesny
François Smesny
(voice)
François Smesny
(voice)
Peter Lontzek
Peter Lontzek
(voice)
Peter Lontzek
(voice)
Andrey Chelpanov
Andrey Chelpanov
Andrey Chelpanov
Catherine Limbert
Catherine Limbert
La secrétaire de Jacques Jaujard
Catherine Limbert
La secrétaire de Jacques Jaujard
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