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FRANCOFONIA (France/Germany/Netherlands 2015) ****
Directed by Alexandre Sukorov
Review by Gilbert Seah
Is the Louvre worth more than all of France?
Alexandre Sukorov made a name for himself directing the excellent documentary on Leningrad Museum years back, the entire exercise shot in one single take. FRANCOFONIA is a mixed documentary/re-enacted drama on the Louvre in Paris, arguably the most visited museum in the world, a museum that made Paris. And in the words of director, Sukorov who voices the film’s narrative, museums make the cities of the world.
The approach taken in this film is different as the idea of the two above mentioned films are different. What is the subject here is the restoration of the art pieces of the Louvre – especially during World War II during the German Occupation. As Germany invaded France, the…
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