Aleksandr Sokurov
2) Russian ark
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
Russian
Description
A modern filmmaker magically finds himself transported to the 18th century where he embarks on a time-traveling journey through 300 years of Russian history. The first feature film ever created in a single take.
3) Kamenʹ
Series
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Russian
Description
"A mysterious tale about a young night watchman's encounter with the ghost of Chekhov"--Container.
Series
Sokurov early masterworks volume 1
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
c2012.
Language
Russian
Description
A brooding, beautiful film inspired by nineteenth-century Russian literature, primarily Dostoevsky's Crime and punishment.
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
Russian
Description
In a desolate, sun-sorched corner of the world, an elderly woman has come to see her beloved grandson. He is a young officer stationed at a remote military outpost. With the enemy just beyond the compound, she wanders the barracks, observing the routines of military life, before making a sudden trip into the outlying countryside.
7) The sun
Publisher
Lorber Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
日本語
Description
Chronicles the events leading up to Emperor Hirohito's momentous speech, the historic renunciation of his divine status, and his meetings with General Douglas MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the occupying American forces, who advises his own president not to declare the Japanese leader a war criminal.
9) Faust
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Deutsch
Description
Heinrich Faust desires enlightenment. He seeks to understand the very nature of life and how the world goes round. Driven by his thirst for knowledge, he unearths corpses and rummages in their guts in search of the soul. He soon meets the racketeer Mauricius, who takes him to the twilight zones of their small town. In a bath house, his attention is caught by the young Margarete, also known as "Gretchen". Later, the two new friends are entangled in...
10) Francofonia
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Français
Formats
Description
Explore the Louvre Museum and the relevant meditation on the essential relationship between art, culture, and history.