Russkiy kovcheg AKA Russian Ark (Aleksandr Sokurov, 2002)

Told in one fluid shot, a tale which floats like a dreamlike journey through the majestic spaces of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, engaging real and imagined characters from Russian and European history. The nameless protagonist, a 19th-century French diplomat, guides the audience through a lost, sumptuous dream that was the Enlightenment period. The film, staged among some of the Western Art tradition's greatest masterpieces, climaxes in a pageant of color, motion, and music. For Sokurov, the Hermitage--home to generations of Romonovs and repository of so much Russian history--is the ark of the Russian soul, guarding it affectionately until the world sees better days.

General
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Complete name : Russkiy kovcheg (aka Russian Ark) (2002-DVD-x264).mkv
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Encoded date : UTC 2011-04-14 12:20:18
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Menu
00:00:00.000 : Arrival
00:09:26.800 : Rehearsal
00:13:59.800 : Exploring the Palace
00:23:07.880 : The Old Masters
00:32:10.240 : The Apostles
00:38:49.600 : Speaking to the Painting
00:44:44.760 : 20th Century History
00:49:27.120 : Catherine II
00:54:33.400 : The Ambassador of Persia
01:00:48.840 : The Salons of the Hermitage
01:08:08.240 : The Last Tsar
01:11:37.800 : The Great Royal Ball
01:21:50.880 : Farewell
01:29:45.120 : End Titles