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07/19/08
Alexandra (2008)
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Reviews Counted:51
Fresh:47
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: At once ethereal and tangible, Aleksandr Sokurov's humane Chechen War drama features a spectacular turn by opera star Galina Vishnevskay.
Theatrical Release:Mar 26, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: From the director of Russian Ark, a viscerally powerful new film starring opera legend Galina Vishnevskaya. --© Cinema Guild
Reviews for Alexandra
The sepia tones and the claustrophobic camerawork are instantly recognizable as Sokurov's work, and so is the emphasis on family intimacy.
07/18/08
Every woman with a child in the military dreams about the mysterious environs of war into which her child has disappeared. Such a dream is the subject of Alexander Sokurov's astonishing Alexandra.
07/18/08
Alexandra washes over you like a gentle slice-of-life movie rather than polemic, with Vishnevskaya demanding your attention every moment she's onscreen.
07/02/08
Alexandra is a pleasure to watch, but it's also one of those lovely, unclassifiable movies that flourishes better with repeated or prolonged exposures.
06/20/08
Top Critic...a film for the thoughtful, discerning filmgoer who is looking for something not made in the Hollywood, USA.
06/13/08
... at times humorous, at times touching, and unfortunately, at times tedious and distancing.
06/09/08
In the hands of visionary filmmaker Alexander Sokurov, this simple material makes for a haunting drama about war, generational relationships and the human condition.
05/30/08
Top CriticSokurov's excellent new Alexandra begins with an almost laughable scenario.
05/29/08
It's a well-acted piece that finds a unique way to discuss the fortunes of soldiers and their families during times of war.
05/16/08
The images are indelible, if somewhat inscrutable (knowing Russian history would probably help, I suppose), but the message behind them rings out like a warning alarm.
05/16/08
Without mounting a soap box, the film makes eloquent points about the struggle.
04/17/08
There's not a shot fired in the film, but it pierces the heart nonetheless.
04/11/08
[Sokurov is one of the] very few filmmakers with the technique, style, and sheer will to create strange, instantly accessible worlds that not only draw the viewer in, but also remain in the mind as places worthy of revisiting.
04/10/08
Sokurov’s sentimental poetry embroiders a nation’s personal connections to the military; he shows the ineffable grace that contemporary American filmmakers are too pent up to grant us -- truths about fealty that our movies neglect.
04/09/08
The mixture of the surreal and concrete feels remarkably accurate: a verité depiction of war with a profound ghostly quality.
03/28/08
Aleksandr Sokurov's anti-war drama Alexandra opens with a curious image and spends 90 minutes squeezing it for all it's worth.
03/27/08
To laud [Alexander] Sokurov’s latest film for being accessible is faint praise, as if the fact that you don’t need a Ph.D. in Russian history to watch it constitutes its worthiness.
03/27/08
Russian director Alexander Sokurov brings a political edge to the intra-family dynamics with this relatively straightforward tale of a grandmother's trip to an embattled region of Russia for a visit with her grandson.
03/26/08
Alexandra is a much more modest undertaking, but is just as compelling. And Galina Vishnevskaya, an 81-year-old opera singer, is wonderful as Alexandra.
03/26/08
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