by Tania Rakhmanova
The latest trend among the Russian oligarchs is to purchase works of art, a way to get into the Kremlin's good graces, to gild their image... and to cover up the origine of their fortunes, often acquired in the shadow of post-soviet power. Following these new amateurs in the footprints of the well-known collectors of the early twentieth century, the film gives an unprecedented image of Russia, where art, easy money and an authoritarian state coexist.
Directed by Tania Rakhmanova
Edited by Paul Morris
Length 52'
Format 16/9
© Quark - 2010
Selected at the International Festival of Films on Art (Montreal) - 2011