October 16, 2009
Neat idea...the whole continuous shot thing, but it failed to keep my attention
Aleksandr Chaban, David Giorgobiani, Leonid Mozgovoy
Told in one fluid shot, a tale, which floats like a dreamlike journey through the spaces of the majestic Hermitage in St. Petersburg, engaging real and imagined characters from Russian and European hi...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 9, 2003
Stats: 792 reviews
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August 5, 2009A truly astonishing piece of cinerama that can only ever be described in over-enthusiastic superlatives and even then I would fear of doing it a disservice. It's (literal) sweeping majesty and glorious conceit makes me weep sweet tears of cinephiliac joy
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November 26, 2008this must have been amazing on a big screen :( a 90 minute one shot trip through the hermitage museum with a cast of thousands from various historical periods; it's surreal at first but soon won me over. it's completely gorgeous and ends like a dream with the last imperial ball...( read more)
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April 24, 2008This sort of bizarre "documentary" about the St. Petersburg's Hermitage is a magnificent tribute to European Art. An oneiric and aesthetic travel through Russian history and culture, where past and present melt together. In a single take that lasts 90 minutes, camera moves th...( read more)
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March 18, 2008The beginning was really poorly lit and generally not very interesting. The sound mix was a mess as well. Even though I don't know a great deal about Russian history and even less about art (thus the connection between the two is lost to me), many of the historical figures were p...( read more)
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November 24, 2009One big loooooooong take. Heavy Russian history, but interesting. And nothing happens which is always enjoyable. Discussion of staging.
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September 28, 2009http://www.sokurov.spb.ru/island_en/feature_films/russkyi_kovcheg/mnp_ark.html
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August 11, 2009emozionante. senza contare che sono stata all'hermitage, ricordavo ogni singola stanza. il gruppo di ragazzine che corrono, tra le quali Anastasia, mi hanno messo dentro una gran felicitą. in pił, la musica di Glinka <3
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May 24, 2009I'm so impressed with this film after seeing it that I've had had to think about what to say about it.
The whole film is shot in one fluid 95 minutes long shot with steady-cam. It moves through the rooms of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg and at the same time moves through diffe...( read more)
Critic Reviews
April 17, 2003
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
January 31, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Apart from anything else, this is one of the best-sustained ideas I have ever seen on the screen. full review
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June 4, 2006It was amazing to first hear about Russian Ark and what the director accomplished. I can imagine the setup with, what? 2000 actors? And in the first take!
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