Robert. A Fortunate Life
1997 · 27 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 216 VOTES · DIR. Aleksandr Sokurov
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 187 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 The Hermitage Museum
00:01:11 It was cold and wet.
00:03:35 I recalled
00:04:03 stood in all the splendour of their blossom
00:04:35 These people clung to me
00:05:11 which appeared in my mind's eye?
00:05:40 if whispering words of love."
00:06:40 and the Great Revolution was still to come.
00:07:12 the adoration of beauty, amplification of beauty...
00:07:50 and classical architecture.
00:08:17 11 years travelling
00:09:07 He annoyed no one
00:10:40 second by second.
00:12:04 The architectural setting
00:12:46 whatever the price.
00:15:30 over 500 canvases.
00:16:33 Everything, everything was invented.
00:18:30 The more he looked
00:19:09 its living veil.
00:21:11 Boldly and with pleasure
00:22:45 Already he had fame
00:23:26 one after the other
00:23:50 where they had lived 25 years.
00:24:52 Camera: Alexei Fiodorov Sound: Vladimir Persov