Robert. A Fortunate Life

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Aleksandr Sokurov

Narrator

Age : N/A | Popularity : 24%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Aleksandr Sokurov
Sound	Music	Sergei Yevtushenko
Writing	Writer	Aleksandr Sokurov
Camera	Director of Photography	Alexey Fedorov
Production	Producer	Andrey Deryabin
Editing	Editor	Leda Semenova
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