Alexandra

Release Date:
Mar 26, 2008
Rated:
Runtime:
1 hr. 35 min.
Genres:
Drama
Director:
Alexander Sokurov
Cast:
Galina Vishnevskaya, Vasily Shevtsov, Raisa Gichaeva, Evgeni Tkachuk, Andrei Bogdanov. Full cast + crew

On DVD: Released Apr. 07, 2009

On Blu-ray: TBD

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Synopsis

Though Russian director Alexander Sokurov's feature Alexandra unfolds against the backdrop of military life, it constitutes a stark and deliberate chamber drama in lieu of a war picture. Alexandra Nikolaevna (Galina Vishnevskaya) is an elderly woman with a grandson, Denis (Vasily Shevtsov), conscripted into the army of the Chechen Republic. When she makes the arduous journey to visit him, the startling nature of military life as it unfolds before her eyes -- the absence of women, the blind acceptance of amenities that so many take for granted, the emotional inexpressiveness -- completely bewilders her and introduces her to a world infinitely more alien than any she has ever experienced. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

Our critics say

5.0

Dave White

… kind of stunning. Full Review

Metascore®

85out of 100

Universal acclaim

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