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Aleksandr Sokurov: Russian Ark
Contributor(s): Beumers, Birgit (Author), Beumers, Birgit (Other), Taylor, Richard (Other)
ISBN: 1783207035     ISBN-13: 9781783207039
Publisher: Intellect (UK)
OUR PRICE:   $28.22  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: November 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Art | Film & Video
- Performing Arts | Film - General
Dewey: 791.437
LCCN: 2018295623
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.5" W x 8.9" (0.35 lbs) 112 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Released in 2002, Russian Ark drew astonished praise for its technique: shot with a Steadicam in one ninety-six-minute take, it presented a dazzling whirl of movement as it followed the Marquis de Custine as he wandered through the vast Winter Palace in St. Petersburg--and through three hundred years of Russian history.
This companion to Russian Ark addresses all key aspects of the film, beginning with a comprehensive synopsis, an in-depth analysis, and an account of the production history. Birgit Beumers goes on from there to discuss the work that went into the now-legendary Steadicam shot--which required two thousand actors and three orchestras--and she also offers an account of the film's critical and public reception, showing how it helped to establish director Aleksandr Sokurov as perhaps the leading filmmaker in Russia today.

Contributor Bio(s): Beumers, Birgit: - Birgit Beumers is professor of film studies at the University of Aberystwyth, Wales. She is editor of the journals KinoKultura and Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema.