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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Aleksandr Sokurov |
| Stars: |
Sergey Dreiden |
| Actors: |
Leonid Mozgovoy |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Russian |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
720917538228 |
| Release Date: |
2002 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 36min |
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Languages
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| Release Language: |
Russian (Subtitled) |
| Original Language: |
Russian |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 36min
Release Company: Wellspring (September 09, 2003)
UPC: 720917538228 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 36min
Release Company: Wellspring (September 09, 2003)
UPC: 720917018126 |
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Professional Reviews
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(01/10/2003, p.C1, Kenneth Turan): "RUSSIAN ARK is an astonishing technological feat, but what is even more remarkable is that the technology does not overwhelm the artistry..." |
| More Information |
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A visually hypnotizing cinematic feat, RUSSIAN ARK is Alexsandr Sokurov's spellbinding ode to St. Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum. Shot in one fluid take using High Definition video cameras, the photography floats and careens through the lavish corridors of the museum, examining its architectural details while following a dreamlike plot. A cast of 867 actors supply the action of the film, whether dancing the mazurka in a lively ballroom, performing a military salute, or watching a theater performance. The Marquis (Sergey Dreiden), an aged but limber European dressed in solid black, is the film's charismatic guide, leading the narrator--who is the unidentified voice behind the camera--through each doorway and into each gallery in a sweeping tour of the Hermitage. While the Marquis interacts with some of the guests, debating about Italian art with a couple of Russian scholars, delighting over rich paintings by Rubens and Van Dyck with an angelic blind woman, taking a lively brunette for a spin on the d... |
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