Master filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) transforms a portrait of the world-renowned museum into a magisterial, centuries-spanning reflection on the relation between art, culture and power.
Casts Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Vincent Nemeth, Benjamin Utzerath, Jean-Claude Caër, Johanna Korthals Altes, Aleksandr Sokurov, François Smesny, Peter Lontzek, Andrey Chelpanov, Catherine Limbert
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Thomas Crown Affair
Lawrence of Arabia
The World We Make
The Last Mural
The Leopard
Sommersby
Jules and Jim
Take My Eyes
Fear and Desire
Hart's War
The Squid and the Whale
And the Ship Sails On
Cabiria
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
The Hunting Party
Showing Up
Hannah and Her Sisters
Keşif
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Good Thief
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Thomas Crown Affair
IMDB 6.7 | Aug , 1999
Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover as he’s fallen in love.Lawrence of Arabia
IMDB 8 | Dec , 1962
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.The World We Make
IMDB 6.2 | Apr , 2019
18 year old Lee (a spirited equestrian) and Jordan (an academic and football standout) are at the threshold of building a life together. But their character is tested when racial bias surfaces in their otherwise progressive small town.The Last Mural
IMDB 8 | Dec , 2016
The story of the bond between an aged blind artist, about to create his last masterpiece and a rebellious young artist girl who comes to assist him.The Leopard
IMDB 7.7 | Mar , 1963
As Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social changes undermining their way of life.Sommersby
IMDB 6.4 | Feb , 1993
Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.Jules and Jim
IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 1962
In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.Take My Eyes
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2003
One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...Fear and Desire
IMDB 5.4 | Mar , 1953
After their airplane crashes behind enemy lines, four soldiers must survive and try to find a way back to their battalion. However, when they come across a local peasant girl the horrors of war quickly become apparent.Hart's War
IMDB 6.4 | Feb , 2002
When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep on fighting even from behind enemy lines. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant in a brilliant plot against his captors, McNamara risks everything on a mission to free his men and change the outcome of the war.The Squid and the Whale
IMDB 7 | Oct , 2005
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.And the Ship Sails On
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1983
In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and camaraderie abound until the ship is descended upon by an Austrian flagship. The Serbians are forced to board it, but naturally they resist, igniting a skirmish that ends in destruction.Cabiria
IMDB 7.2 | Jun , 1914
Young Cabiria is kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave in Carthage. Just as she's to be sacrificed to Moloch, Cabiria is rescued by Fulvius Axilla, a good-hearted Roman spy, and his powerful slave, Maciste. The trio are broken up as Cabiria is entrusted to a woman of noble birth. With Cabiria's fate unknown, Maciste punished for his heroism, and Fulvius sent away to fight for Rome, is there any hope of our heroes reuniting?Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
IMDB 6.3 | Jan , 1976
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.The Hunting Party
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2007
A young journalist, an experienced cameraman and a discredited reporter find their bold plan to capture Bosnia's top war criminal quickly spiraling out of control when a UN representative mistakes them for a CIA hit squad.Showing Up
IMDB 5.9 | Apr , 2023
In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.Hannah and Her Sisters
IMDB 7.5 | Feb , 1986
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.Keşif
IMDB 5.3 | Oct , 2018
Esma, Berk and Hasan are three people who try to escape the troubles of life with the help of a video game called Discovery. These three young people is sucked into the game in a mystical way. They find themselves in the battle of Gallipoli.The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
IMDB 7.4 | Feb , 1964
This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.The Good Thief
IMDB 6.1 | Feb , 2003
An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.