“The Ambassadors,” the hidden side of the world

Original title: "Les ambassadeurs", la face cachée du monde

Directed by Jacques Lœuille

A Renaissance masterpiece painted by Hans Holbein the Younger, “The Ambassadors” is teeming with details and hidden messages. By deciphering the enigmas of the canvas, this documentary recounts a troubled era in which advances in knowledge were intertwined with brutal political and religious upheavals.