Arts & CultureThursday, November 19
Heroes of the Louvre
Thursday, November 19 · 2:30 p.m. · Dell Jewish Community Campus
- When
- Thursday, November 19 · 2:30 p.m.
- Where
- Dell Jewish Community Campus7300 Hart Lane · Austin, TX · 78731
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About this event
Heroes of the Louvre
US Premiere
Director: Élie Chouraqui
Film Trailer: https://youtu.be/PGGt45AaXKk?si=Z8xXIzmqm20YWk3x
As a lover of the arts, Babi Maklouf Benhamou has the best job in the world: he’s the night watchman at the Louvre Museum. When World War II breaks out and a German invasion looms, Jacques Jaujard, the museum’s curator, organises a secret operation to rescue the artworks before they fall into Nazi hands. Entrusted with transporting the Louvre’s masterpieces out of Paris, Babi agrees on one condition: that he is allowed to bring his family with him. So begins an epic, perilous family journey across occupied France, one that will bind the fate of the Louvre’s treasures to Maklouf and his family. Directed by Maklouf’s real-life grandson, Elie Chouraqui, this historical drama tells the extraordinary story of an ordinary man who put his life at risk to quietly and anonymously help preserve some of the world’s greatest works of art for generations to come.
Individual Film Tickets: https://austinjff.org/events/louvre/#buynow
Austin Jewish Film Festival Film Passes: https://austinjff.org/festival/
From Austin Jewish Film Festival
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