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
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IMDB 5.7 | Jan , 2011
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IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 1993
A female Chinese cop teams up with a lady kung-fu master to stop two female Japanese gangsters from stealing a valuable painting.Mistr třeboňský
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1950
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IMDB 4 | Nov , 2020
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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.Is Paris Burning?
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1966
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IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 2006
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IMDB 7.3 | Nov , 1944
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IMDB 7.7 | Mar , 1989
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 2011
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2023
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IMDB 6.1 | Aug , 2017
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IMDB 6 | Dec , 1999
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IMDB 5 | Apr , 1970
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IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1998
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2026
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IMDB 7 | Jan , 2007
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IMDB 6 | Dec , 2006
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a charismatic musician, who pushes her to seek independence from the artist and the milieu.Red Cliff
IMDB 7.1 | Jul , 2008
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