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12/30/06
Russian Ark (2002)
88 %
Reviews Counted: 92 Fresh: 81 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 7.7/10
Consensus:
As successful as it is ambitious, Russian Ark condenses three centuries of Russian history into a single, uninterrupted, 87-minute take.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Sergey Dreiden, Maria Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Mikhail Piotrovsky, David Giorgobiani
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Producer: Jens Meurer, Andrey Deryabin, Karsten Stoter
Composer: Sergey Yevtushenko
Producer: Jens Meurer, Andrey Deryabin, Karsten Stoter
Composer: Sergey Yevtushenko
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06/24/06
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Less like watching paint dry than like watching it sit on the wall and stay wet.
04/29/03
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04/20/03
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04/08/03
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04/05/03
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What is shown is ultimately less captivating than the manner in which it is shown.
02/08/05
Its technical bravura is impossible to deny. Even those whose knowledge of Russian history stems mainly from Sympathy For The Devil lyrics will find much to savor here.
01/21/05
It’s a rich, complex, and mystery-filled journey through Russian art and history.
01/15/05
Tras 12 minutos de escena de baile y orquesta, uno empieza a desear que los bolcheviques irrumpan en el palacio de una buena vez y empiecen a rodar cabezas.
05/06/04
Awash in nostalgia and dreamlike passiveness, reflecting the lack of a clear way forward for contemporary Russia.
01/30/04
The material is rather heady, but one needn’t digest it in a single viewing. Even if you don’t know much about Russian history, the work is breathtaking as a sort of cinematic ballet.
10/24/03
Sokurov's work here is impressive and says something interesting about how nice it might be to go back in history to simpler times.
09/14/03
It stands as an extraordinary technically achievement, if nothing else.
08/18/03
Obviously, it's an odd premise. But director Aleksandr Sokhurov does have fun with it.
08/15/03
Sokurov's high-tech trick is also a beautifully fluid examination of Russian history and culture, and the most gorgeous museum tour you could imagine.
08/15/03
A landmark achievement in the technical aspect of film and can be considered a worthwhile hour and a half.
08/12/03
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