The Man Who Saved the Louvre

The Man Who Saved the Louvre
Directed byJean-Pierre Devillers
Pierre Pochart
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
Production
Production companyLadybird Films
Original release
Release2014 (2014)

The Man Who Saved the Louvre (French: Illustre & Inconnu: Comment Jacques Jaujard a sauvé le Louvre, lit. 'Illustrious and Unknown: How Jacques Jaujard Saved the Louvre') is a 2014 French documentary film directed by Jean-Pierre Devillers and Pierre Pochart.[1][2][3]

It's about how Louvre director Jacques Jaujard and his curators evacuated works of art before German occupation forces could seize them.

References

  1. ^ "The Man Who Saved the Louvre". Wide House. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Tranchant, Marie-Noëlle (31 October 2014). "Quand Jacques Jaujard narguait Hitler" [When Jacques Jaujard taunted Hitler]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ Perrin, Elisabeth (25 November 2015). "Thierry Godard : "Cet Emmy est une belle reconnaissance pour la fiction française"" [Thierry Godard: "This Emmy is a great recognition for French fiction"]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2021.


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