[lbo-talk] Hollywood buys rights to Russian blockbuster

[Carl Remick]

>From: joanna bujes <jbujes at covad.net>
>
>I grew up watching Russian movies -- they were great. I'll drink to a 
>resurgent Russian cinema. Sure, there will be a lot of dreck.
>But there will be some great ones too.

Speaking of which, I was awestruck recently to see (in DVD form) Russian 
Ark, a film by Alexander Sokurov released a couple of years ago that is 
truly one of a kind.  It's sort of a meditation on Russian history that is 
set in the Heritage, and it consists of the longest uninterrupted shot ever 
made, over 90 minutes long.  It's not just a technical stunt (like 
Hitchcock's awkward Rope); it's a stunningly beautiful, thoughtful film -- 
one of the best I've seen in a long time.  Funny thing is, I'd never heard 
of it before.  I just stumbled across it at the local public library.

Carl