Russian Ark

Name: Russian Ark
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History
Released: 2002
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 7.235

2000 cast members, 3 orchestras, 33 rooms, 300 years, ALL IN ONE TAKE

2002·Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov·3.8·1h 39m

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Drama Fantasy History Germany Russia

A French marquis wanders through a vast labyrinth of corridors, theaters and ballrooms at a reception for a Persian ambassador.

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“I remember ordering this because I felt like I had to see it. The fact that somebody had made something that was 10 hours—you can't make anything that's 10 hours. When I was in film school, this was the thing you got together on a Saturday afternoon, drank a few beers, and just watched over and over again.”