http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=Cannes2007&jump=review&reviewid=VE1117933763&query=alexandraReview, by Jay Weissberg: "Though he's sure to deny it, Alexandra is Alexander Sokurov's most directly political work for years. Featuring a performance of monumental depth by opera legend Galina Vishnevskaya, pic presents war for what it is: brutal, crushing, and ugly, and yet Sokurov doesn't lens any battles."A > Alexandra-- Advertisement --
Posted: Thurs., May 24, 2007, 8:37am PT
A Proline Film (Russia) production, with the participation of Rezo Films (France), with the support of the Russian Federal
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Review, by J. Hoberman: "Spare yet tactile, a mysterious mixture of lightness and gravity, Alexander Sokurov's Alexandra is founded on contradiction. Musing on war in general and the Russian occupation of Chechnya in particular, this is a movie in which combat is never shown."
Review, by Jay Weissberg: "Though he's sure to deny it, Alexandra is Alexander Sokurov's most directly political work for years. Featuring a performance of monumental depth by opera legend Galina Vishnevskaya, pic presents war for what it is: brutal, crushing, and ugly, and yet Sokurov doesn't lens any battles."
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