Motivation for this film was the invitation by the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum to Sokurov to look at a work of art from the collection like a nightwatchman in a deserted museum. In addition to Breughel's painting 'The Tower of Babel', Sokurov also examines many other historic paintings. The video starts as a road movie and follows the trail from Russia to Rotterdam. Visual poetry and philosophical meditations ensure a very special pictorial experience. Also to be seen on a plasma screen in the museum.
- Director
- Alexander Sokurov
- Countries of production
- France, Russia, Netherlands
- Year
- 2001
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2002
- Length
- 47'
- Medium
- Betacam SP PAL
- International title
- Elegy of a Voyage
- Language
- Russian
- Producers
- Ideale Audience International, Studio Bereg, Kasander Film, Pierre-Olivier Bardet
- Sales
- Ideale Audience International
- Screenplay
- Alexander Sokurov