# Russian Ark (2002)

> A spectral visitor and a nineteenth-century French aristocrat drift through the Hermitage in a single unbroken passage across Russia’s layered history.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10057

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy, History
- Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
- Cast: Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Mikhail Piotrovsky, Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani, Aleksandr Chaban, Lev Eliseev, Oleg Khmelnitsky
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318034/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: none
- Mood: dreamy, eerie, contemplative, museum day, quiet evening

## Synopsis

A mesmerizing journey through time and space within the walls of a grand museum.

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