Master auteur Alekandr Sokurov (Russian Ark) explores art's relationship with culture and power, primarily through the Louvre during the Nazi...
Master auteur Alekandr Sokurov (Russian Ark) explores art's relationship with culture and power, primarily through the Louvre during the Nazi occupation.
"Another century has passed on the Old Continent... Large armies are trampling on the heart of civilisation and cannon fire is once again taking its toll. Amidst the massacre and the ruins, everything majestic, magnificent, and sacred, that took millions of minutes and hours of determined labour to build, is wiped out. Jacques Jaujard and Count Franziskus Wolff Metternich worked together to protect and preserve the treasure of the Louvre Museum. Alexander Sokurov tells their story. He explores the relationship between art and power, and asks what art tells us about ourselves, at the very heart of one of the most devastating conflicts the world has ever known." (Venice Film Festival)
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- Award winner
- Winner of Best Euro-Mediterranean Film and the Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award (Sokurov), 2015 Venice Film Festival.
- Rating
- M, Mature themes
- Runtime
- 88
- Genre
- Documentary, Drama, War
- Country of origin
- France, Germany, Netherlands