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Rating: 
3.5

The “Russian Ark”, the masterpiece directed by Alexander Sokurov, is a single long sequence that depicts three centuries of Russian history in a remarkable manner.

 Experiencing a long journey among dancing scenes and strange encounters with illustrious personalities, the spectator get the impression to be in a kaleidoscopic carousel, a “third dimension”  that can disappear in any time or as if it never existed, but it’s real in the moment we think of this.

Overall, spectator remains a simple observer with the constant doubt  to be just a witness of  ghosts apparitions or most likely witness of  Sokurov’s complacency in self celebrating the Russian history.

Apart from this, “Russian Ark” is a stunning and eccentric visual experience never boring.

 

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Jerry Maguire, 1996