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Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

25 December 1963, Paris, France

Benjamin Utzerath

1963, Düsseldorf, Germany

Vincent Nemeth

Johanna Korthals Altes

Andrey Chelpanov

Jean-Claude Caër

Aleksandr Sokurov

14 June 1951, Podorvikha, Irkutskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Francois Smesny

24 August 1968, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Peter Lontzek

1980

Charles de Gaulle

22 November 1890, Lille, Nord, France

Dwight D. Eisenhower

14 October 1890, Denison, Texas, USA

Adolf Hitler

20 April 1889, Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Aleksandr Sokurov

14 June 1951, Podorvikha, Irkutskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Aleksandr Sokurov

14 June 1951, Podorvikha, Irkutskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Jacques Jaujard

Played by: Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Franz Wolff-Metternich

Played by: Benjamin Utzerath

Napol

Played by: Vincent Nemeth

Philadelphia Inquirer

Francofonia is a brilliant meditation on art, on war - and what happens to art when nations go to war.

May 06, 2016

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The Arts Desk

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.

November 11, 2016

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Cinetvymas.cl

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]

March 17, 2017

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Chicago Reader

This is disjointed and dreary, its power diluted by Sokurov's constant, self-important narration.

May 23, 2016

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Observer (UK)

There's an unlovely self-importance to Sokurov's droning diatribe that rather distracts from the cultural significance of the subject.

November 13, 2016

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San Francisco Chronicle

"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.

April 28, 2016

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Antagony & Ecstasy

An exhilarating intellectual exercise that packs a ludicrous amount of philosophy into 88 dense minutes.

December 05, 2016

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Chicago Sun-Times

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.

May 05, 2016

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Washington Post

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.

May 05, 2016

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Little White Lies

In praise of art, but also a reminder that we need to treasure what we have.

November 11, 2016

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Huffington Post

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.

January 01, 2017

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Detroit News

"Francofonia" is terribly over-directed and seems strange just for the sake of being strange.

June 17, 2016

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