[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.
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Russian Ark (2002)
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Reviews Counted:93
Fresh:82
Rotten:11
Average Rating:7.8/10
Consensus: As successful as it is ambitious, Russian Ark condenses three centuries of Russian history into a single, uninterrupted, 87-minute take.
Theatrical Release:Dec 13, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $2,107,387
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,... [More]
Starring: Sergey Dreiden, Maria Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Mikhail Piotrovsky
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
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06/24/06
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
An audacious and insane experiment, a triumphant film.
07/07/04
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
The uninterrupted flow seduces into a trance.
10/15/03
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
The most dreamlike film I've ever seen.
08/08/03
A cast of thousands, all captured in a single, 96-minute take
07/09/03
Might well be the first real masterpiece of the 21st Century.
07/03/03
Top CriticEnlightening and stifling all at the same time.
06/30/03
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