The “Grand Hotel Europe”,
St. Petersburg, Russia
Directed by Rogier van Eck

26 MIN
BETA DIGITAL (16/9)

Original version available
with English or French commentary
 
documentary – lifestyle – surroundings – art – culture
– society – history – nature – work – everyday life

SYNOPSIS

Kaleidoscope turns bellhop… Portrait of the Grand Hotel Europe, the oldest and most prestigious hotel in Russia. The magnificent Italianate building is situated in the centre of the imperial city, which was founded 300 years ago, like an open window on Europe according to the despotic wishes of Emperor Peter the Great, Tsar of all the Russias. Corridors, salons and kitchens buzz with thousands of Saint Petersburg tales. The spirits of Tchaikovsky, Dostoyevsky, Gorky, Shostakovich still wander here... After Lenin and Eisenstein, these days we might just as well come face to face with Jacques Chirac, Bill Clinton, Catherine Deneuve or Paul McCartney. This is history, with or without a capital 'H', and we take a look at a whole era. Today, everything is a feast for the ears... and the eyes!

CREDITS

Directed by : Rogier van Eck
Script : Rogier van Eck
Mister Kaleidoscope was written and acted by Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Image : Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd
Editing : Dominique Lefever
Sound : Damien Defays

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

Wajnbrosse Productions
Video cassette available on request Contact-us

PRODUCTION

ARTE France
Panic Productions
Wajnbrosse Productions

With the support of
Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) ,
Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique et des Télédistributeurs Wallons

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