As part of the 2010 focus on Russian Cinema season, the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival is delighted to present a opportunity to revisit a film shown in the very first film festival in 2002, but now but shown in a new setting for a single , very special screening. As successful as it is ambitious, Russian Ark condenses three centuries of Russian history into a single uninterrupted 87 minute take. A visually hypnotizing cinematic feat, Alexsandr Sokurov’s film is a spellbinding ode to St. Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum. Shot in one fluid take using High Definition video cameras, the photography floats and careens through the lavish corridors of the museum, examining its architectural details while following a dreamlike plot.

‘ A dazzling dance to the music of time’
Jay Hoberman, Village Voice