Italy / Sep 04, 2015 / Venice Film Festival
An elegy for Europe
1h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Lontzek | (voice) |
| Andrey Chelpanov | |
| Catherine Limbert | La secrétaire de Jacques Jaujard |
| Léolo | Groom service |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Francofonia |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Deutsch, Pусский |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Netherlands, Russia |
| Status | Released |
| 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 |
| Release date | 11 novembre 2015 |
| Production | Els Vandevorst, Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Olivier Père |
| Writer | Alexei Jankovski, Aleksandr Sokurov |
| Editing | Alexei Jankowski, Hansjörg Weißbrich, Tobias Schaarschmidt |
| Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel, Jan Rubens, Denis Garnier |
| Assistant directors | Aleksandr Sokurov |
| Lighting | Michel Sabourdy |
| Camera operators | Jan Rubens, Denis Garnier, Bruno Delbonnel |
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| Additional photography | Jan Rubens, Denis Garnier, Bruno Delbonnel |
| Visual effects | Jean-Michel Boublil, Philipp Weinrich, Marlies Schacherl |
| Music | Alexej Ashkenazy, Emil Klotzsch, Carsten Richter, Ansgar Frerich |
| Sound | Alexej Ashkenazy, Emil Klotzsch, Carsten Richter, Ansgar Frerich |
| Costume design | Colombe Lauriot Prevost, Anna Talec, Simon Livet |
| Makeup | Simon Livet, Anna Talec, Colombe Lauriot Prevost |
| Hairstyling | Anna Talec, Simon Livet, Colombe Lauriot Prevost |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / Apr 01, 2016
Theatrical release
France / Nov 11, 2015 / U
Italy / Dec 17, 2015
Netherlands / Feb 04, 2016
Germany / Feb 25, 2016
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Russia / Mar 17, 2016 / 16+
Greece / Mar 31, 2016 / Κ
Sweden / May 06, 2016
South Korea / Jun 16, 2016 / 12
Brazil / Aug 18, 2016 / 10
United Kingdom / Nov 11, 2016
Digital
Japan / Oct 29, 2016 / G
Ireland / Nov 11, 2016 / 12
Physical media
Greece / Nov 11, 2016 / DVD
United Kingdom / Jan 23, 2017 / 15 / DVD
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