Robert. A Fortunate Life
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Aleksander Sokurov brings the treasures of the Hermitage back into the light by making films about artists and their paintings. He has chosen the painter Hubert Robert, who spent a long time in Italy, and whose preference was for creating ancient ruined landscapes and naturalistic portrayals of times past. He was successful with the wealthy, who bought his works from him. The camera pans across the paintings while Sokurov speaks of a happy era, when the artist was at one with the spirit of the times, and agreed with the taste of his clients. Just how far removed from us this is, is shown by pictures of a "Nô" performance which are inter-cut on the screen. No words are necessary to describe what everybody knows today.
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Aleksandr Sokurov Director · Alexey Fedorov Cinematographer Leda Semyonova Editor
First release April 1, 1997 · Produced in Russia · Production The Northern Fund
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Studio "Hermitage Bridge"
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The Northern Fund
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Russia
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Original title
Робер. Счастливая жизнь
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Germany · April 1, 1997
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Portugal
July 11, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 10, 1999 · Theatrical
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