Russian Ark Quotes

  • Alla Osipenko: This painting and I; we have a secret.

  • 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.

Extended Reading
  • Sedrick 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    The 90-minute long shot is destined to be too limited, and the shot is always moving, and the space and characters are always changing, which is too difficult. The director is ambitious, but is destined to leave many flaws. Maybe he himself is in trouble, oh, should I do it all over again? Still, it's interesting to look at it every now and then. I like the ending, it feels like a lifetime.

  • Kirsten 2022-03-20 09:02:28

    In fact, there is no relationship with Russia's history and Mao. On the contrary, it is based on various testimonies from St. Petersburg, talking about the whole process of Russia coming from Europe and finally leaving Europe. The image of "Ark" has both the meaning of wandering and the sense of pride. The wide-angle long lens is like a ghost, technically impeccable, and a roadside picnic is less than one in ten thousand. The "Europe" Anonymous threaded a needle, and the German occupation of the Louvre had many similarities.