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Elegy of a Voyage
Elegy of a Voyage

Elegy of a Voyage

Genres

Documentary

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This intimately narrated journey from Russia to Rotterdam, via rail, road and Finnish ferry, is a melancholy meditation on divinity, time and place in art, purpose (or its lack) and the loneliness of the soul. Passing through misty snowscapes, half-glimpsed cities and the icy night sea-swell.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

47 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

01 June 2001

Country

Netherlands

Cast

Aleksandr Sokurov

Aleksandr Sokurov

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