Rusted Caravaggios

Rusted Caravaggios is a 2020 French short documentary film about the first public invitation to the Louvre Museum (Monday July 6, 2020) following an unprecedented four-month closure amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

Rusted Caravaggios
Sam Abbas at the Louvre July 6, 2020.
Directed bySam Abbas
CinematographySam Abbas
Release date
  • July 13, 2020 (2020-07-13)
Running time
2.5 minutes
CountryFrance

Background

On July 6, Paris' Louvre Museum reopened after being closed for several months amid the coronavirus pandemic. Art enthusiasts that traveled to the famous institution to view the well-known works were met with quite a different experience than they would have previously had before the spread of COVID-19 as they visited the gallery space. Only 7,000 people total with reserved tickets entered the space.[3]

The documentary was produced by Abbas, his duties included director, cinematographer and sound recorder in showing a near-empty museum, which included a tableau with a man sitting still next to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.[4][5]

References
  1. "Go Inside The Paris Louvre After 4-Month Closure With Short Film 'Rusted Caravaggios'". Deadline.com. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. "Egyptian Filmmaker Sam Abbas Captures Reopening of Louvre Museum". Variety.com. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. "Paris Louvre Museum Reopens After Coronavirus Shutdown: Film, Visitors Give Perspective Of First Days Inside". ibtimes.com. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. "Film News in Brief: 'Bad Boys for Life' Producer Developing Unabomber Movie". yahoo.com. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. "An Egyptian-American's Short Film Reveals A Hauntingly Empty Louvre In The Times Of COVID-19". Nilefm.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.


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