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Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect (2015)

Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect (2015)

History TV Movie Documentary
Release Date: 2015, December 5
Directors: Marc Jampolsky
Countries: France
Production: ARTE, Gedeon Programmes, CNRS Images, Inrap, Le Domaine national de Chambord
Cast: Sébastien Dupuis, Cédric Zimmerlin, Lionel Robert, Olivier Hamel, Jean-Michel Marnet, Jean d'Haussonville, Luc Forlivesi, Simon Bryant, Monique Châtenet, Pascal Brioist, Thierry Crépin-Leblond, Jean Guillaume

Overview:

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?

Keywords:

castle france docudrama architecture leonardo da vinci french history