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Decalogue 2002: Russian Ark + Talk (U) S
Dir: Alexander Sokurov
Cast: Sergei Dontsov 99 mins, 2002, Russia, Subtitled
Please note: this was screened in April 2010
The third in a series of year-long events reflecting on cinema from 2000 - 09. Each month we select a film from each year which stands out as in some way redefining and shaping the second century of cinema. Presented with Film Department at Bristol University.
Staggeringly ambitious and technically spellbinding, Alexander Sokurov's 2002 film is a miracle of cinematography. It is a dreamlike journey through St. Petersburg's Hermitage Museum on one entirely unedited take, recreating 300 years of Russian culture and history in its vast labyrinth of corridors, theatres and ballrooms, the first film to ever be recorded on uncompressed High Definition. A cinematic tour de force that is likely never to be repeated.
Mark Cosgrove, Head of Programme, and Professor Ian Christie, Birkbeck College, will introduce the screening and discuss the film's impact and significance.
Join the debate: you can message Mark directly using Twitter @msc45 or @wshed, using #decalogue.
Visit the Decalogue Website to get involved and get a decade's worth of debate started - leave a comment, share your 2000-09 movie memory, enter competitions and read about our reasons behind choosing some of the films.
Fee: £3.50
Decalogue 2000-2009
Please note: this is a old season with no further events to see
A new series of year-long events reflecting on cinema from 2000 - 09. Every month we select a film from each year which stands out as in some way redefining and shaping the second century of cinema. Presented with Film Department at Bristol University and Sight & Sound.
Past screenings that were part of this season
| Dancer in the Dark + Introduction by Nick James, Sight & Sound Magazine | Sun 28 Feb 14:00 |
| Decalogue 2001: Mulholland Drive | Sun 28 March 14:00 |
| Decalogue 2002: Russian Ark + Talk | Sun 25 April 14:00 |
| Decalogue 2003: Touching The Void + Intro | Sun 30 May 14:00 |
| Decalogue 2004: Elephant + Intro | Sun 27 June 14:00 |
| Decalogue 2005: Tropical Malady + Intro | Sun 25 July 14:00 |
| Hidden + Talk | Sun 24 Oct 15:00 |
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