{"id":944,"date":"2019-05-08T17:12:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T00:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/?p=944"},"modified":"2019-09-09T18:44:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T01:44:51","slug":"film-recommendation-russian-ark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/2019\/05\/08\/film-recommendation-russian-ark\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Recommendation: Russian Ark"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Russian Ark<\/em> (2002) follows the 300-year history of St. Petersburg. Directed by Alexander Sokurov, this 96-minute film was completed in one shot, entirely taking place in the Winter Palace of the Hermitage Museum.<\/p>\n

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The narrator, a ghost of the city, follows an unnamed “European” through the museum, witnessing actors with beautiful costumes portraying historical figures such as Peter the Great, Tsar Nicolas II and his family, or Leningrad citizens during Soviet times. A lot of the Russian is quiet and muffled, so it may be hard for beginners to get everything. Either way, it’s still an interesting cinematographic piece!<\/p>\n

This film is perfect if you want to learn something about past and presents notions of St. Petersburg and see a new use of cinematography. If you want to learn more about the making of the film, you can watch In One Breath<\/em><\/a> (2003),<\/em> a documentary that follows the making of Russian Ark<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Russian Ark (2002) follows the 300-year history of St. Petersburg. Directed by Alexander Sokurov, this 96-minute film was completed in one shot, entirely taking place in the Winter Palace of the Hermitage Museum. The narrator, a ghost of the city, follows an unnamed “European” through the museum, witnessing actors with beautiful costumes portraying historical figures such … <\/p>\n

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