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Francofonia

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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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Status: Released

Released Date: 2015-11-11

Runtime: 87 mins

Director: Aleksandr Sokurov

Spoken language: Pусский, Deutsch, Français, English

Genres: Drama, History

Original title: Francofonia

Production Companies: MEDIA Programme of the European Union, ARTE France Cinéma, Eurimages, Idéale Audience, Zero One Film, Musée du Louvre, Netherlands Fund for Film, CNC, German Film Fund

Production Countries: France, Germany, Netherlands

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