Saturday, 22 May 2010

Russian Ark

Impressive of course.

Story-wise, was there a reason for the no-cut decision? I could not immediatly detect one.

Interesting at first, but at a certain moment, a bit dull.

The end though, the slow retractive movements of the camera, "Europe" who stays behind, sad? melancholy? lost? ... the long long walk down among the crowd, and finally, the sea, all around them. It made an impressive ending to a not very impressive story.

Perhaps it is simply more like a showcase for their history, not to be seen as a story-telling film.