Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect
Directed by Marc Jampolsky
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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?Read moreLess
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 & crew
Cédric ZimmerlinSelf - Narrator (voice)
Sébastien DupuisFrancis I
Jean-Michel MarnetMaréchal des Logis
Lionel RobertJean de LorraineExplore the crew
- Director
- Marc Jampolsky
- Original Music Composer
- Bruno Courtin
- Editor
- Gilles Perru
- Director of Photography
- Raùl Fernandez
- Writer
- Marc Jampolsky