Leonid Mozgovoy

Shot in one fluid take, this visually hypnotic cinematic feat is an ode to the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. A marquis guides us through the lavish galleries examining architectural details and paintings, while following a dreamlike plot, and helped by a cast of 867 actors who supply the action of the film.

When Elliot is forced to meet Fyodor, his half-brother, he instantly falls in love with Fyodor's girlfriend. She finds herself drawn to Elliot, too, prompting a love triangle in one of the world's most-beautiful cities.