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72% Critic Match
Russian Ark
“2000 cast members, 3 orchestras, 33 rooms, 300 years, ALL IN ONE TAKE”
7.2 / 10• 2002• 1h 39m•NR• Russian
DramaFantasyHistory
Storyline
A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.
Cast & Crew
Sergey Dreyden
Marquis de Custine
Lead
Mariya Kuznetsova
Catherine The Great
Leonid Mozgovoy
The Spy
MP
Mikhail Piotrovsky
Hermitage director
Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani
Orbeli
Aleksandr Chaban
Boris Piotrovsky
Lev Eliseev
Self
OK
Oleg Khmelnitsky
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Aleksandr Sokurov's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Russian Ark is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
