Russian Ark

Russian Ark

  • Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
  • Writer: Boris Khaimsky,Anatoli Nikiforov,Svetlana Proskuri
  • Countries of origin: Russia, Germany, Japan, Canada, Finland, Denmark
  • Language: Russian, Persian
  • Release date: April 19, 2003
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.78 : 1
  • Also known as: El arca rusa
  • "Russian Ark" is a feature film directed by Alexander Sokurov and starring Sergei Dontsov . It premiered on May 22, 2002 at the 55th Cannes International Film Festival in France   .
    The film tells the story of a contemporary filmmaker and French diplomat who came to an ancient palace in St. Petersburg 1700 years ago and witnessed the changing situation of Russia over thousands of years   .

    Details

    • Release date April 19, 2003
    • Filming locations Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
    • Production companies The State Hermitage Museum, The Hermitage Bridge Studio, Egoli Tossell Pictures

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $3,048,997

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $29,022

    Gross worldwide

    $8,690,168

    Movie reviews

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    • By Kathleen 2022-04-19 09:02:39

      make up

      I suddenly remembered this movie and forgot to scold it after watching it. In fact, it is just a sentence: a man who claimed to have Chekhov, Tolstoy and other bearded people on the bookcase at home actually started the so-called "sacred Russian national culture" tour in the emperor's court? ! ? I do not recall that in any of Lermontov's or Tolstoy's texts there is a detailed exaggeration of the residence of the old emperor. Even "reactionaries" like Toon in the early years and "Reactionaries"...

    • By Micheal 2022-03-26 09:01:11

      That turbulent history

      ——Comment on the film "Russian Ark
      " A film directed by Alexander Sokolov, "Russian Ark", tells the story of a filmmaker starring Sergei Dontsov who suddenly finds himself in a palace in St. French diplomats experienced the same thing, and people around them couldn't see them. Under this adventure, the two began a historical roaming, witnessing the personal life of Peter the Great, Queen Catherine, the last Tsar's family The Last Supper and the last splendid Royal Ball of 1913. It reflects...

    • By Karley 2022-03-26 09:01:11

      This film is dedicated to art

      This is really a great movie! Not only because of the one shot of the whole film. The film of just over an hour runs through 200 years of the luxurious life of the Russian royal family. Only those who know Russian history can understand what is described in the film. But what I see is different. The entire movie was shot in a luxurious building, and you can see the luxury and shock of Russian palaces everywhere! This is a film dedicated to art. Many people may never have the opportunity to...

    • By Sherwood 2022-03-26 09:01:11

      A stunningly great experimental film

      A stunningly great experimental film, one long shot from start to finish, it's hard to imagine how it was done. The architectural space inside is magnificent, the structure is complex, there are many characters, and the costumes are extremely gorgeous. The ladies are beautiful, and the men are solemn and majestic. With the perspective of the camera (a contemporary filmmaker) and the man in black (a French diplomat in the seventeenth century) revisited the old place, we walked into the...

    • By Zane 2022-03-26 09:01:11

      Europeanized Tsarist Russia

      This is a Russian film, which was shot with only one continuous long shot. It is said that the film was shot three times before, but all ended in failure, and the fourth time was fortunately completed in one go.

      If there is one word to describe this film: This is a literary and artistic Russian history book. Russia is constantly running through the film, and the accurate statement should be the Tsarist era, Tsarist Russia, the magnificent palace, the courteousness of the nobles at the...

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    • By Johan 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      bravo! A shot from start to finish? Ho ho, open two windows and watch them side by side, I feel that the reason why the director can also create a happy climax and a peaceful ending is entirely due to his ingenious control of the emotional color of light and...

    • By Ivah 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      An uninterrupted 95-minute single take fusing cinematic ambition and historical meditation, a 21st century masterpiece condensing 300 years of Russian art and history @ Archives | 181012 После посещения Госудaрственный...

    • By Ressie 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      A big dream. "It's a sign of Russian hell. No civilization, culture or art can prevent the destruction of millions. Neither Orthodox, Christianity, art or education can. Nothing can prevent the disappearance of millions of...

    • By Carroll 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      The director is so artistic. I haven't seen a lot of it, let alone understood it. Suffocated, all the stars are given to the cameramen, directors, actors and all the...

    • By Melissa 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      Great Russia? All I saw was the noble maggots writhing in their splendid coffins. Not to mention the Russian cinematic context, the great literary tradition, not even the Decembrists and the disintegration of the empire, empty gold and hopeless nostalgia. At that time, he was also in the Tuo style in Petersburg, and he was working hard in the...

    Movie plot

    A man recounted an accident he had experienced. When he regained consciousness, he suddenly found himself in an ancient palace in St. Petersburg 1700 years ago. At the same time, no one around him could see him.
    Here, he can travel through different centuries at will. A group of young soldiers appeared on the screen, in St. Petersburg in the 18th century, about to attend a dance. The narrator does not know why he came to Russia in the...
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    Movie quotes

    • The Stranger: Let's proceed with caution. These madmen could eat us.

      The Time Traveller: They liked your hair.

      The Stranger: Of course, I'm a writer. Writer's always have good hair.

    • Orbeli: Is something still troubling you? Is it the authorities? They want acorns without oak trees. They are not interested in knowing how to nurture the tree of culture, but it will be their doom if the tree falls. Then there will be nothing left. Can't they understand that?

    • The Time Traveller: Sir. Sir. A pity you're not here with me. You would understand everything. Look. The sea is all around. And we are destined to sail forever, to live forever.