RUSSIAN ARK

Alexander SOKOUROV
  • 2002
  • In Competition
  • Feature Films

Invisible to everyone around him, a contemporary filmmaker magically finds himself in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg – back in the early 1700s! He meets a cynical French diplomat from the 19th Century and the men become accomplices in an extraordinary time-travelling journey through Russia’s turbulent past – ending in the present day.
Wandering through the splendid corridors and salons of the Palace, the Marquis and the filmmaker witness astonishing scenes from the Tsarist Empire: Peter the Great thrashes his general with a whip; during rehearsals of her own play, Catherine the Great rushes around looking for a place to relieve herself; the family of the last Tsar dine together, quite oblivious to the impending revolution. And hundreds of dancers waltz at the last Great Royal Ball of 191

Directed by : Alexander SOKOUROV
Year of production: 2002
Country: Russian Federation, Germany
Duration: 96

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Michael WINTERBOTTOM

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Alexander PAYNE

CHIHWASEON

Kwon-Taek IM

DEMONLOVER

Olivier ASSAYAS

KEDMA

Amos GITAI

L’ADVERSAIRE

Nicole GARCIA

LE FILS

Jean-Pierre DARDENNE, Bruce BROWN

MIES VAILLA MENNEISYYTTÄ

(THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST) Aki KAURISMAKI

PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE

Paul Thomas ANDERSON

REN XIAO YAO

(UNKNOWN PLEASURES) JIA Zhang-Ke

SPIDER

David CRONENBERG

TEN

Abbas KIAROSTAMI

THE PIANIST

Roman POLANSKI

YADON ILAHEYYA

Elia SULEIMAN