Russian Ark
Summary: A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.
Release Date: April 19, 2003
Director:
Aleksandr Sokurov
Runtime: 1 h 39 min
MPAA: G
Production: The State Hermitage Museum, The Hermitage Bridge Studio, Egoli Tossell Pictures, BKM, kulturelle Filmförderung des Bundes, Filmbüro NW, WDR/Arte [de], Fora Film, Koppmedia, NHK, Seville Pictures, YLE TV1, Danmarks Radio (DR), AST Studio, Mariinsky Theatre, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg (FBB), Filmförderung Hamburg, Kulturelle Filmförderung Sachsen
Distributor: Wellspring Media
Domestic: $ 3,048,997
International: $ 5,642,863
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