Fresh
Part pageant and museum tour, part theme-park ride and historical meditation.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Russian Ark
2000 cast members, 3 orchestras, 33 rooms, 300 years, ALL IN ONE TAKE
2002 · 1h 39m · Not Rated
Drama, Fantasy, History
Directed by
Aleksandr Sokurov
Overview
A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.
Director and cast
- Aleksandr Sokurov Director
- Sergey Dreyden as The Marquis
- Mariya Kuznetsova as Catherine The Great
- Leonid Mozgovoy as Spy
- Mikhail Piotrovsky as Self (Hermitage Director)
- Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani as Orbeli
- Aleksandr Chaban as Boris Piotrovsky
- Oleg Palmov as столовой дворецкий
- Lev Eliseev as Self
- Valery Gergiev Cast
- Oleg Khmelnitsky Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This is as immersive-and as Shining-level spooky-as history gets.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Fresh
The movie's smooth voyage comes to seem like a dream play, suspended painlessly in time.
Aaron Cutler, Village Voice
Fresh
Might well be the first real masterpiece of the 21st Century.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Fresh
A marvel of a film that makes the Hermitage its star.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
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