Tag Archives: Aleksandr Sokurov

Elegy of a Voyage (Sokurov, 2001)

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Kamran Ahmed

As with Russian Ark, Sokurov creates an all encompassing atmosphere through narration and open form montage, yielding a sense of presence throughout the film. Open montage, the use of nondescript (yet no less arresting nor beautiful), non representational images, which … Continue reading →

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Russian Ark (Sokurov, 2002)

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Kamran Ahmed

Sokurov’s Russian Ark (2002) is not merely an exercise in technique; with the single take that comprises it, Russian Ark, perhaps more than any other film, illustrates film’s capacity to convey the presence of time and space within reality through … Continue reading →