Russian ark [DVD] = L'arche Russe / the State Hermitage Museum presents a Hermitage Bridge Studio and Egoli Tossell Film AG production in association with the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation ... ; produced by Andrey Deryabin, Jens Meurer, Karsten Stöter ; written by Anatoly Nikiforov, Alexander Sokurov ; directed by Alexander Sokurov.
Special features: The making of Russian ark ; Mon paradis (documentary on the Hermitage) ; commentary by producer Jens Meurer ; filmographies ; trailer gallery. "Official selection: New York, Toronto, Telluride, Cannes Film Festivals"--Container. Sergei Dreiden, Maria Kuznetsova and Leonid Mozgovoy ; music performed by the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra ; Valery Gergiev, conductor. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Summary:
A modern filmmaker magically finds himself transported to the 18th century where he embarks on a time-travelling journey through 300 years of Russian history. The first feature film ever created in a single take.
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