Russian Ark


Rating = C+

That this is all shot in one continuous tracking shot shows why shots from multiple camera angles and good editing makes a more more understandable and easier to watch. The way the camera was moved to do sort of virtual cuts was clever. The narrator was an anoying character. I seldom had any idea what the subtitles were trying to tell me — I probable needed a seminar on Russian history and the history of the Hermitage before seeing the movie.

[2003-03-10]