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Film / 2015
Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect
Directed by
Marc Jampolsky
Chambord, the most impressive castle in the Loire Valley, in France, a truly Renaissance treasure, has always been an enigma to generations of historians. Why did King Francis I (1494-1547), who commissioned it, embark on this epic project in the heart of the marshlands in 1519? What significance did he want the castle to have? What role did his friend, Italian genius Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) play? Was he the architect or who was?
The story
Chambord, the most impressive castle in the Loire Valley, in France, a truly Renaissance treasure, has always been an enigma to generations of historians. Why did King Francis I (1494-1547), who commissioned it, embark on this epic project in the heart of the marshlands in 1519? What significance did he want the castle to have? What role did his friend, Italian genius Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) play? Was he the architect or who was?
Cast
Cédric ZimmerlinSelf - Narrator (voice)
Sébastien DupuisFrancis I
Olivier HamelCharles Quint
Jean-Michel MarnetMaréchal des Logis
Lionel RobertJean de Lorraine
Frédéric MartinAnselme
Jean d'HaussonvilleSelf
Luc ForlivesiSelf
Simon BryantSelf
Monique ChâtenetSelf
Pascal BrioistSelf
Thierry Crépin-LeblondSelf
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