brightridge19 said:😵
Me and a friend actually had a late-night (drunk) debate about whether Sokurov filmed both the Russian Ark and some other movie called the Russian Ark. Then we saw the promo on TV and realized they were the same thing. 😬 🙂
Hehe, well his trilogy is basically the Russian Ark, the Russian Ark, and Russian Roulette 😁 😁...
Anyway, here’s the teaser:
'Acclaimed Russian filmmaker Aleksandr Sokurov decided to pull off one of the boldest experiments in cinema history: filming an entire feature-length movie in just one single shot! Years ago, the great Alfred Hitchcock shot "Rope" using about eight shots, where the transitions were so seamless you might have thought it was all one take—though back then, it would've been technically impossible since nobody had a camera with a film roll long enough for a whole movie. In the digital age, Sokurov could rely on top-tier digital tech (the footage was later transferred to 35mm film for theaters) and much smaller, easier cameras than what Hitchcock had to work with, making this feat actually doable. To pull off this stunt, Sokurov hired a crew of four and a half thousand people, and he kept the budget strictly under wraps. The film is deeply patriotic, essentially designed as a tribute to Russian history and the culture of the imperial era at a time when modern Russia deals with a certain complex regarding the West. Sokurov wants to showcase the scale and grandeur of Russian culture to boost national pride and remind Westerners of Russia's massive role in the history of Western civilization. The film is conceived as a fluid journey through Russian history via the halls of The Met, one of the world's most famous museums founded by Catherine the Great. It's fascinating that a film seemingly so unappealing to general audiences in American theaters still pulled in $2.3 million, likely due to the splendor of the imperial halls, the costumes, the paintings, and the music of Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Purvell, and Telemann. The film was in the competition at the Cannes Film Festival, nominated for European Film Awards for best directing and cinematography, and even picked up the Visions Award at the prestigious Toronto festival.'
By the way, the movie is on at 11:50 PM on the local channel, and based on all that, it's definitely worth a watch...
