So big whoop it was all one take. And? As a very poor tourist guide to the Hermitage, I suppose you could say this movie did show you (in the scattiest way possible) what is in it. But have you read these reviews? Oy vey! What could you possibly learn about Russian history, Italian and French art or the wonders of Peter the Greats building program from this paltry turd? And the 'technical brilliance'? What were you guys watching? The camera spends quite a bit of time on the floor, on chairs, on curtains, on peoples backs etc etc. Really, I could do that. We could not bear certain parts of this film because they were so boring. What was the narrator wittering on about? It was like listening to the last three guys in the pub, after 5 hours of dedicated drinking. Nobody saying anything worth hearing, and nobody listening to anybody else. Clichés spliced to banalities. My wife is Russian, and she felt ashamed at this splodge of a movie.
Review of Russian Ark
