reels__cinema on Instagram: "Russian Ark (2002). This 96-minute film was shot entirely in the Winter Palace (State Hermitage Museum) in St. Petersburg, Russia. It features a 19th-century French aristocrat exploring the museum, encountering various historical figures and events. The film is notable for its ambitious scale, involving over 2,000 actors and three orchestras. . . . . . . . #explore #cinema #cinephile #movies #cinematic cinemalover movielover"

Santiaro 🌿 on Instagram: "96 minutes. One shot. Zero cuts. Russian Ark is the longest unbroken shot in cinema history. One Steadicam operator walked through 33 rooms of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. 2,000 costumed actors. Ballrooms. Battles. Catherine the Great. 300 years of Russian history. They rehearsed for months. They had one day to shoot. One chance. If the camera operator stumbled. If an actor missed their cue. If anything went wrong—they’d start over from the beginning. They n