The Man Who Saved the Louvre ( Illustre et inconnu )

The Man Who Saved the Louvre (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Illustre et inconnu
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
57 min + 52 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2014 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Jean-Pierre Devillers
Pierre Pochart

Written By:
Jean-Pierre Devillers
Pierre Pochart

Actors:
Mathieu Amalric ..... Narrator
Quentin Baillot ..... Jacques Jaujard
Jacques Jaujard ..... Himself, directeur des Musées nationaux (archive footage)
Lydie Huyghe ..... Herself
Guillaume Fonkenell ..... Himself
Michel Rayssac ..... Himself
Frédérique Hébrard ..... Herself
Jean Matthyssens ..... Himself
Jeanne Boitel ..... Herself (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels ..... Himself (archive footage)
Hermann Göring ..... Himself (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler ..... Himself (archive footage)
René Huyghe ..... Himself (archive footage)
Rose Valland ..... Herself (archive footage)
Franz Wolff-Metternich ..... Himself (archive footage)

Synopsis:

At the dawn of World War II, a resistance group organizes an incredible exfiltration of masterpieces from the Louvre Museum to save it off the Nazis' hands. The man leading the operation is Jacques Jaujard, the Louvre Museum's director. Jaujard had an extraordinary personality and was madly in love with art. Although he was a devoted servant of the State, he used his knowledge of the system and his audacity to serve a universal cause: saving the world heritage. The film talks about this important chapter of history combining interviews, rare footage (including Jaujard's notebook), supported by a dynamic narration, animated sequences of the protagonists embedded in archives and footage shot in situ. This form is in ad equation with our heroes' elegance who remained until now in the shadow...

The film is about Jacques Jaujard, the Director of the French National Museums during the Nazi occupation of France. He was the one who played a decisive part in the protection of thousands of artworks from private collections, belonging to prominent Jewish families or art dealers, especially those from the Louvre Museum.

At the dawn of World War II, a resistance group organizes an incredible exfiltration of masterpieces from the Louvre Museum to save it off the Nazis' hands. The man leading the operation is Jacques Jaujard, museum's director, using his knowledge of the system and his audacity to serve a universal cause: saving the world heritage.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 19 July, 2016.

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