Russian ark [Blu-ray] / the State Hermitage Museum presents a Hermitage Bridge Studio and Egoli Tossell Film AG production ; directed by Alexander Sokurov ; written by Anatoly Nikiforov, Alexander Sokurov ; produced by Andrey Deryabin, Jens Meurer, Karsten Stöter.
Sergei Dreiden, Maria Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Mikhail Piotrovsky, David Giorgobiani, Alexander Chaban, Lev Yeliseyev. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Special features: In one breath (2003, 43 min.), a making-of documentary ; theatrical trailer.
Summary:
A modern filmmaker magically finds himself transported to the 18th century where he embarks on a time-traveling journey through 300 years of Russian history. The first feature film ever created in a single take.
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