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Francofonia (Original title)Francofonia, le Louvre sous l'Occupation (Help search title)
Date: 2015 (Copyright)

Countries: France, Germany, Netherlands, Japan

Director: Alexander Sokurov

Synopsis: An exploration of the relationship between Jacques Jaujard, Director of the French National Museums, and Count Wolff-Metternich, who is sent from Germany to oversee France’s art collection during the Nazi occupation.

Genre:
Drama-documentary

Subjects:
Art collections, Museums, Louvre Museum, Occupation of territories, Third Reich, France
Releases
Date: 14 October 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: FestivalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundRuntime: 88 mins Dialogue (original): French / Dialogue (original): Russian / Dialogue (original): German
Date: 11 November 2015Country: FranceRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 87 mins Dialogue (original): French / Dialogue (original): Russian / Dialogue (original): German
Date: 11 November 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundRuntime: 88 mins 9 secs - Dialogue (original): French / Dialogue (original): Russian / Dialogue (original): GermanDistributor: Curzon Artificial Eye

Books held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
Title: Persistent images: encountering film history in contemporary cinema
Author: UTTERSON, Andrew  Pages: ix, 154 pages