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Russian Ark
Description
A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.
A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.
Actors:
Kirill Ulyanov,
Yuriy Orlov,
Ekaterina Shimelyeva,
Tamara Kurenkova,
Julia Zhuravlyona,
Vladimir Sevostyanikhin,
Ilya Shakunov,
Helena Gorbunova,
Semyon Sytnik,
Mariya Kuznetsova,
Valentin Bukin,
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Kirill Ulyanov
Yuriy Orlov
26 September 1948, Kishinyov, Moldavian SSR, USSR [now Chisinau, Moldova]
Ekaterina Shimelyeva
Tamara Kurenkova
Julia Zhuravlyona
Vladimir Sevostyanikhin
23 April 1958
Ilya Shakunov
Helena Gorbunova
Semyon Sytnik
Mariya Kuznetsova
17 February 1950, Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Valentin Bukin
1 July 1942, Ulan-Ude, Buryat-Mongol ASSR, RSFSR, USSR [now Republic of Buryatia, Russia]
Director:
Aleksandr Sokurov
Aleksandr Sokurov
14 June 1951, Podorvikha, Irkutskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Country:
United States
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March 31, 2009
[Characterizes] history as a large rush of information so huge, alive, and easy to get lost in that it would feel a shame if there existed nothing to give us a conduit to it.September 03, 2013
This is as immersive-and as Shining-level spooky-as history gets.June 21, 2007
A film geek's dream movie. 90 minutes, one take.
Houston Chronicle
June 05, 2003
This is a stunning film, a one-of-a-kind tour de force.December 19, 2013
It's worth noting that the footage was manipulated ... in post-production, but this unbroken take still functions as a documentary record of an exceptional logistical feat.June 29, 2016
A highly recommended documentary. [Full review in Spanish]October 24, 2013
Part pageant and museum tour, part theme-park ride and historical meditation.
Denver Rocky Mountain News
July 03, 2003
Might well be the first real masterpiece of the 21st Century.April 12, 2014
Despite an undeniable attraction to the majestic, Aleksandr Sokurov seems equally adverse to straightforward spectacle, approaching potentially colossal subjects from odd, specific angles.September 03, 2013
The movie's smooth voyage comes to seem like a dream play, suspended painlessly in time.April 22, 2016
Russian Ark is an astounding technical feat that must be seen to be believed.
Orlando Sentinel
June 13, 2003
A marvel of a film that makes the Hermitage its star.