Rate: Le Saphir de Saint-Louis
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[BE THE FIRST TO RATE THIS MOVIE]Calorie Rating: 49
Released: 2015-01-01
Running Time: 35 Minutes
In Saint-Louis Cathedral, at La Rochelle, in a chapel filled with merchant marine ex-votos, there’s a painting that witnesses the tragedy of The Saphir in 1741. This schooner was becalmed for days and days in inter-tropical waters, with 271 slaves and 30 crew members on board. This painting is like a secret door in a Cathedral that opens on to the great History…