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Francofonia
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In 1940, museum director Jacques Jaujard and German officer Count Franz Wolff-Metternich work together to protect Louvre artworks from the Nazis. The film is a dense, enriching meditation on the Louvre, Paris and the role of art as an intrinsic part of the spirit of civilization.
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#Aleksandr Sokurov #Benjamin Utzerath #Francofonia #Louis-Do de Lencquesaing #Vincent Nemeth
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Little White Lies
November 11, 2016 In praise of art, but also a reminder that we need to treasure what we have.
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Huffington Post
January 01, 2017 Using documentary footage and bits and pieces of semi-realist dramatics, [Sokurov] tells of the strange friendship between the Louvre director Jacques Jaujard and the Nazi officer sent to oversee the treasures and possibly relieve France of them.
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The Arts Desk
November 11, 2016 The Russian director Alexander Sokurov has never been afraid of tackling weighty, often philosophical issues head on, and his latest film Francofonia is as pioneering - and, some might say, unnecessarily uncompromising - as ever.
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Chicago Reader
May 23, 2016 This is disjointed and dreary, its power diluted by Sokurov's constant, self-important narration.
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San Francisco Chronicle
April 28, 2016 "Francofonia," a powerful cinematic essay on how art and war are irrevocably intertwined, has an ideal canvas and time peg for its philosophical musings: the Louvre Museum during the Nazi occupation of France.
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Washington Post
May 05, 2016 Near the one-hour mark, the filmmaker asks, "You aren't tired of listening to me yet?" If you aren't, you will be soon.
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Antagony & Ecstasy
December 05, 2016 An exhilarating intellectual exercise that packs a ludicrous amount of philosophy into 88 dense minutes.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
May 06, 2016 Francofonia is a brilliant meditation on art, on war - and what happens to art when nations go to war.
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Detroit News
June 17, 2016 "Francofonia" is terribly over-directed and seems strange just for the sake of being strange.
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Chicago Sun-Times
May 05, 2016 As Sokurov examines a pivotal point in the Louvre's history and gives us a virtual tour of the magnificent museum, he makes larger points about the vital importance of art throughout human history. This is one of the most beautiful films of the year.
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Observer (UK)
November 13, 2016 There's an unlovely self-importance to Sokurov's droning diatribe that rather distracts from the cultural significance of the subject.
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Cinetvymas.cl
March 17, 2017 Highly recommended for people close to art cinema, avid consumers of World War II stories and above all, for those who enjoy art in general. [Full review in Spanish]
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