The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic71/100
87 audience votes
Key crew
- Alexei JankovskiScreenplay
- Aleksandr SokurovDirector
- Aleksandr SokurovScreenplay
Cast
- Louis-Do de LencquesaingJacques Jaujard
- Vincent NemethNapoléon Bonaparte
- Benjamin UtzerathFranz Wolff-Metternich
- Jean-Claude CaërCast
- Johanna Korthals AltesMarianne
- Aleksandr Sokurov(voice)
- François Smesny(voice)
- Peter Lontzek(voice)
- Andrey ChelpanovCast
- Catherine LimbertLa secrétaire de Jacques Jaujard
- Léolo Victor-PujebetGroom service
Stills
Themes
museumpaintinglouvre museumartnazi occupationnazismart museum