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Russian Ark (2002)

Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov · Cinematography by Tilman Büttner

99 min59 frames

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2000 cast members, 3 orchestras, 33 rooms, 300 years, ALL IN ONE TAKE

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Russian Ark — official trailer

What is Russian Ark about?

A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.

Where can you watch Russian Ark?

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What does the cinematography of Russian Ark look like?

Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of Russian Ark leans on medium shots (46% of the sample) and wide compositions (32%). Cinematographer Tilman Büttner keeps 46% of it in soft, low-key light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 63% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Russian Ark?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Russian Ark (2002) are #332f2c, #191514, #251b18, #4b352d, #ab9071, #564e49 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #191514
  • #251b18
  • #4b352d
  • #ab9071
  • #564e49

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