Review of Russian Ark (2002) by Dfh D — 01 May 2007

Interesting concept pulled off spectacularly.

This review of Russian Ark (2002) was written by Dfh D on 01 May 2007.

Russian Ark has generally received very positive reviews.

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Brilliant and beautiful. But why it's on this list of horror movies, I have no idea. Just because it has ghosts doesn't mean it's horror…

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By Frederick V (134) on 15 Apr 2015

Bashing this film for want of a plot is a little like badmouthing Shakespeare because he doesn't have enough chase scenes…

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By Scott R (2,451) on 06 May 2017

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A staggering journey through Russian Art & Literature & is known by many as the film that was filmed in one shot…

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