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" Russian Ark" , the latest film by the internationally acclaimed director Alexander Sokurov, in which Ms. Alla Verlotsky acted as associate producer, became " One of the most astonishing films ever made," as the Chicago Tribune proclaimed.

Winner of IFC vision Award Toronto Film Festival

" Magnificent " - Stephen Holden, New York Times " An Astonishing tour de force of filmmaking magic" - Stephen Hunter, Washington Post " Unprecedented virtuosity " - Richard Corliss, Time

RUSSIAN ARK
Alexander Sokurov, Russia, 2002; 96m
Diretcor of photography, Steadycam Operator - Tilman Butter, Visual
Concept and principal image design- Alexander Sokurov
Screenplay by Anatoly Nikiforov, Alexander Sokurov
Produced by Andrey Deryabin, Jens Meurer, Karsten Stoter
Associate Producer - Alla Verlotsky
Sponsored by Studio Babelsebrg, A Hermitage Bridge Studio and Egoli
Tossel Films
Production - The State Hermitage Museum
Music performed by Marinskiy Theatre Orchestra conducted by Valeriy
Gergiev
Original Score by Sergey Yevtushenko


"Has to be seen to be believed. RUSSIAN ARK's mind-boggling choreography is matched by its philosophical grace notes. It's a heady and glorious experience." - J. Hoberman,

Village Voice "A sensational masterpiece." - Nathan Lee, New York Sun After months of rehearsal, the deployment of 867 actors and three live orchestras, Sokurov unfolds RUSSIAN ARK in one fluid, unbroken shot: His camera floats through the majestic spaces of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, engaging characters - some real, some fantasy - from Russian and European history in an atmosphere defined by the masterworks of the Western art tradition. But RUSSIAN ARK is much more than just a museum tour. Sokurov's nameless protagonist, a 19th-century diplomat, takes us on a journey through the lost, sumptuous dream that was European nobility, and the film climaxes in a gloriously sensual pageant of color, motion and music. An astonishing technical feat, a genuine tour de force, and a brilliant  meditation on the delirium of history.