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Russian Ark
2002
· Movie
· 99 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
69–89
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Trakt on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 89. Critics average 88, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.
Details
- Director
- Aleksandr Sokurov
- Writers
- Aleksandr Sokurov, Anatoly Nikiforov
- Released
- 22 May 2002
- Country
- Russia, Germany
- Language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rated
- NR
- Box office
- $6.7M
- Awards
- 1 win, 2 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Nika Award 2004 | Best Costume Design | Winner | |
| 15th European Film Awards 2002 | Best Cinematographer | Tilman Büttner | Nominee |
| 15th European Film Awards 2002 | Best Director | Alexander Sokurov | Nominee |
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Nika Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Costume Design | Winner |
15th European Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Cinematographer | Tilman Büttner | Nominee |
| Best Director | Alexander Sokurov | Nominee |