While perusing Spout's awesome website today, I couldn't help but notice the film
Russian Ark. I had never heard of it before, but it turns out that it's a film consisting of one, that's right one, shot. It's filmed using a steady cam and it runs a whole 90-minutes. Apparently it took them only four takes to complete, but when the takes are each over an hour, it makes sense to cut them down. They were filmed on a camera that had 100 minute hard disk, and clearly everything was choreographed to a T. The film uses over 2,000 actors and takes place in the Winter Palace in Russia. Now while this may seem dull, I really want to see it. Chances are I may lose interest, but who knows maybe this film is truly magnificent. I look forward to seeing it soon!