Russian Ark

Yesterday I watched the documentary "Russian Ark", directed by Alexander Sokurov. During 90 minutes he leads in a single shot through the Winterpalais and the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
The journey also includes a walk through through 300 years of Russian history, starting with Peter the Great up to the last Tschar and his family.

However the most fascinating part was the "making of..." of the documentary which was also included on the dvd.
It tells in detail what they had to prepare in advance and all the organizational work to conduct hundreds of actors and extras during the shooting, so that they are one the right place at the right time when the camera passes them. I don't want to imagine what a strain it must have been throughout the whole 90 minutes. Again, it is absolutely amazing.