A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.
8 July 1943
2 March 1948, Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR
16 September 1941
29 September 1964
23 May 1959
17 July 1961, Yerevan, Armenia, USSR
15 August 1973
17 August 1934, Leningradskaya oblast, USSR
June 29, 2016
A highly recommended documentary. [Full review in Spanish]
September 03, 2013
The movie's smooth voyage comes to seem like a dream play, suspended painlessly in time.
July 03, 2003
Might well be the first real masterpiece of the 21st Century.
October 24, 2013
Part pageant and museum tour, part theme-park ride and historical meditation.
June 13, 2003
A marvel of a film that makes the Hermitage its star.
December 19, 2013
It's worth noting that the footage was manipulated ... in post-production, but this unbroken take still functions as a documentary record of an exceptional logistical feat.
March 31, 2009
[Characterizes] history as a large rush of information so huge, alive, and easy to get lost in that it would feel a shame if there existed nothing to give us a conduit to it.
April 12, 2014
Despite an undeniable attraction to the majestic, Aleksandr Sokurov seems equally adverse to straightforward spectacle, approaching potentially colossal subjects from odd, specific angles.
April 22, 2016
Russian Ark is an astounding technical feat that must be seen to be believed.
June 21, 2007
A film geek's dream movie. 90 minutes, one take.
September 03, 2013
This is as immersive-and as Shining-level spooky-as history gets.
June 05, 2003
This is a stunning film, a one-of-a-kind tour de force.
