Russian Ark
Russian Ark
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"One of the most astonishing films ever made" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). Using a specially-designed digital camera, a massive crew, and a meticulously coordinated cast, director Aleksandr Sokurov created the longest shot in film history - a 95 minute long, uninterrupted journey through 300 years of Russian history. A revolutionary and overwhelming feat of filmmaking, Russian Ark effortlessly and seamlessly follows the narrator's travels through time and documents the lush extravagance of pre-Revolution Russia and its icons, culminating in the Great Royal Ball on the eve of the 1913 Revolution. "Magnificent" (Stephen Holden, New York Alexander Sokurov---Russia/Germany---2002---95 mins.

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  | SusieQ#1

An incredible fantasy expression of the eternal Russian ambivalent history of its western vs. Russian soul.

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  | mikel1814#1

It put me in a dream-like state as the characters glided through the Winter Palace in Russia, a gauzy historic fantasy filmed in one uninterrupted 90 minute camera shot. Brilliant.

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