Francofonia

Francofonia (2015)

November 11th, 20151h 27min

Drama, History
66%

Overview

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.


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