Hermitage Revealed
Synopsis
The film access the museum’s director, curators and historical eyewitnesses and feature significant objects from the Hermitage’s collection, whose stories thread throughout the film. The film reveals the workings of the Hermitage by going behind the scenes to observe the restorers, artists, archives and rare, hidden treasures not on show to the public in the world’s largest museum open storage complex.
During its 250 year history, the Hermitage transposed from an Imperial Palace to a State Museum. Its story is Russia’s history in microcosm.
Details
- Year
- 2014
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 83 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Margy Kinmonth
- Producer
- Margy Kinmonth
- Executive Producer
- Maureen Murray, John Woodward
- Editor
- Gordon Mason ACE
- Screenwriter
- Margy Kinmonth
- Director of Photography
- Maxim Tarasyugin
- Music
- Edmund Jolliffe, Sergei Yevtushenko
- Principal cast
- Mikhail Piotrovsky, Semion Ivanov, Tom Conti (voice)
- Historical Consultant
- Geraldine Norman
- Production Associate
- Sergei Beck
- Narrator
- Margy Kinmonth
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Foxtrot Films Ltd
Palladium House1-4 Argyll Street
London
W1F 7LD
Sales Company
Arts Alliance
5th FloorGlen House
200-208 Tottenham Court Road
London
W1T 7PL
Contact: Marcel Karst
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