Saturday, November 14, 2015
Time travel
Today's film is both a wonderful "docu/drama" and an experiment in cinematography.
was filmed in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg Russia in real time--90 minutes.
It is fully acted with a cast of 867 actors who are costumed and in various periods of Russian culture including the modern.
Andrew Sokurov directs and the camera is operated buy the same team that did the real time drama Run Lola Run.
It is a wonderful experience to watch and be totally absorbed in the "story" and, at the same time, have this back of the mind realization that it is all happening right "now".
I have seen this film before, a couple of times, and it does not get old on repeated viewings. There is always something more to see. This time, the realization that, in one scene, two modern sailors are probably gay.
Well, I hoped so anyway. What are straight sailors doing there?
This is a 5 out of Netflix5. I will want to see it again sometime.
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