Francofonia

There's an unlovely self-importance to Sokurov's droning diatribe that rather distracts from the cultural significance of the subject.

In praise of art, but also a reminder that we need to treasure what we have.

This is graceful and provocative filmmaking. It works both as art history and as an account of wartime Paris under German occupation.

The filmmaker reveals the hypocritical mentality of the Nazis who safeguarded the Louvre while they bombed and destroyed hundreds of European cities. [Full review in Spanish]