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This documentary shows the preparation for the film The Russian Arc, by Alexsandr Sokúrov. A journalist, script writer, director, and camera man Michal Bukojemski recorded the most important and most eloquent moments of the film, a prodigious technical achievement in one single take of 97 minutes. Make-up staff, call boys, decorators, and artists are witness to the fact, as also the Director of the Hermitage Museum, the site for location. Finally, the film maker explains how the idea of unifying the cultures of Russia and Eastern Europe first came about and the difficulties faced.