Francofonia
Nov 11 2015
•1h 27m
•Drama, History
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.
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See allLouis-Do de Lencquesaing
Jacques Jaujard
Vincent Nemeth
Napoléon Bonaparte
Benjamin Utzerath
Franz Wolff-Metternich
Jean-Claude Caër
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