Good music but too much video "padding".
This video DVD suffers from the same problem as it's Moscow version. They have the same director which explains the reason for the problem. I have been to Moscow and St. Petersburg many times and I know both cities very well. I was looking forward to this video because I wanted to use it to encourage my friends to visit Russia. I was very disappointed in this video. Rather than fill up the video by showing the stunning, breathtaking interiors of the most important places, the director showed one or two interior shots of some palaces and churches and a few exterior shots. There are long stretches in this video with night time, moody scenic shots which show nothing and could have been shot anywhere. I would guesstimate that 35-40% of this video shows nothing of interest. This time could have been spent showing many of the interior rooms of these amazing places. Only one of the palaces (Pavlovsk) has a decent number of interior views. The interiors of the Winter Palace (the...
GREAT Photography and outstanding color!
This was a treat...no voice narration, just music. The color was fantastic! St. Petersburg really came through! A visual treat fro the eyes!
Uplifting
Very uplifting and informative. Looks great on a big screen. I am unlikely to go to St.Petersburg, and this was an eye opening substitute.
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