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Epicurus.com - Hermitage: Russian (3pc)
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List Price: $59.95
Our Price: $49.99
Your Save: $ 9.96 ( 17% )
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Manufacturer: Homevision
Starring: Hermitage-a Russian Odyssey
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Average Customer Rating: 
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303154503
Format: Box set
ISBN: 6303154506
Label: Homevision
Manufacturer: Homevision
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Homevision
Release Date: 2000-06-06
Running Time: 162
Studio: Homevision
Theatrical Release Date: 1994
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, houses one of the world's greatest collections of art. Once the palace of czars, each of whom added treasures to this incomparable collection, the Hermitage has been known to Americans mostly by reputation. In this unprecedented three-part series, noted commentator, journalist, and critic Rod MacLeish takes the viewer on a journey through 300 years of history and art as he explores this magnificent treasure house.
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Summary: The best documentary of the Hermitage Museum
Comment: After viewing every video/DVD about the Hermitage that I could get my hands on since Christmas, I can say this one is the best. While others had some facet that detracted from the whole, such as over-analysis of individual works of art, inappropriate background music, bad camera work, unbalanced history examples, etc., this production excelled on every level. MacLeish's narration is heads above the other academics chosen for their respective docs, the soundtrack is pitch perfect with selection for the corresponding pieces or art, architecture of the museum itself, other parts of St.Petersburg or just the still photos as they help to explain Russian history, not only the museum's history. And the mix of it all, done so well, makes this the perfect documentary for students of Russian history, whether one has any interest in art or the Hermitage museum or not. I sought it out for the museum, but its presentation of the country's history is reason alone to purchase it, if you can't borrow it from your local library.
While the other videos/DVDs, most listed here on the amazon site, were disappointing in one way or another, a book about the museum "The Hermitage: The Biography of a Great Museum" by Geraldine Norman, is the next best thing for a companion piece. I'd leave the other documentaries alone, grab this wonderful 3-volume video set ($3.75 !) and try your local library for the Norman book. Both highly recommended.
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Summary: Enthralling and informative
Comment: Please read the informative editorial reviews given for the separate single tapes. I just wish to endorse this set of 3 tapes which are very worth watching. You not only get exposure to so many diverse and exquisite treasures of the collections, a feel for the whole museum, but also a pictorial and enthralling account of the Russian history as the background to the development and crisis of the museum. There is no analysis of any individual masterpiece. It is an excellent introduction to anyone interested in St. Petersburg and the Hermitage Museum.
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Summary: An Impressive Accomplishment
Comment: These three tapes do a fine job of placing the development of the Hermitage within the context of Russian history. Having viewed "The Face of Russia" 3-tape series just a few weeks before, I found this series to be substantially better, although more limited in its scope.
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