It started off as an online digital collection of these stories, and the documentary was built from there, with help from AOL, PBS, and Simple.

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Sokurov has made not a documentary, however careful his inspection of painted surfaces, but a collection of small, sorrowful dramas wait for the imperial children, or the blind woman caressing a marble sculpture.

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So for now, it looks like fans will have to be contented with the singles collection, though Skelly says they should have some added extras, including a documentary made up of footage the band have recorded since they formed 12 years ago.

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