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Sep 03, 2011 in one breath is a documentary about the making of aleksandr sokurovs 2002 film russian ark, one of the dreamiest, most sublime movies ive ever experienced. Aleksandr sokurov by lucas neves and violet lucca on august 15, 2014 aleksandr sokurovs days of eclipse screens august 22 in strange lands. In one breath the making of russian ark biblioklept. The result is a unique and intelligent film with sporadic moments of transcendent beauty that fails to create a strong emotional. Travel with an unseen narrator as he explores the museum and travels through russian history. A web guide to the history found in russian ark, a film by. Russian ark by alexander sokurov alexander sokurov, sergei. The audience sees through his eyes as he witnesses peter the great abusing one of his generals.
Francofonia, the great okay, greatest living russian auteur alexander sokurovs most recent film, is a study in fragile beauty and recurring nightmares. Russian master alexander sokurov has tapped into the very flow of history itself. This state of heaviness is captured so superbly by sokurov in every aspect of his film that one is almost not surprised to see even nature cooperating. Jun 15, 2007 russian ark is not the richly human thing that sokurovs mother and son 1997 is, but in many ways its more intriguing.
Russian ark was, as sokurov has stated, an attempt to make a film in one breath. Alexander sokurov the russian auteur and his faustian pact. As it is physically impossible to record more than twelve continuous minutes of conventional film, they had to turn to video. Alexander nikolayevich sokurov, par is a russian filmmaker. It is a cinematic text that draws on the whole material fabric of culture, including its visual and musical artefacts. Russian master alexander sokurov has tapped into the very flow of history itself for this flabbergasting film. Doc analysis of the 2002 movie russian ark by alexander. Special features include commentary by jens meurer and barbara creed, and documantary in one breath on the making of russian ark. Russian ark is the first featurelength narrative film shot in a one single steadicam take. In europe, europe is everywhere, says aleksandr sokurov early in francofonia.
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