In Reply to: IMO posted by Dmitry on March 18, 2004 at 06:03:10:
I forgot - did you see the Ark? What was your impression?Note, however, this post was not as much about Sokurov and his movie - it was more about the recollections, the sense of fusion, the effect of "being there". I didn't think the film had strong leg to stand on all by itself, but in my case the combination of the film and visiting the setting had a profound effect.
I don't know if Tark was his idol, but I would venture to say Sokurov's work is greatly separated from the better Tarkovsky's films - I think he wanted to create a recognizable style... and he did... except that style is pretentious and irritating... different for the difference sake.
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