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Aug 4, 2008 · Tweet. An elderly Russian woman (the great opera diva Galina Vishnevskaya) goes to visit her grandson, a soldier stationed at a remote military base in Alexandra. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. It is as simple as this. An old lady is helped on board an armored military train and journeys all night to visit a remote Russian army outpost.
Feb 13, 2015 · The 2006 mystery romance film The Illusionist was written and directed by Neil Burger. It stars Edward Norton and Jessica Biel as childhood lovers separated by class and an evil prince. Norton and ...
Sep 25, 2008 · Alexandra. (Cert PG) Cath Clarke. Thu 25 Sep 2008 19.01 EDT. H ere is a provoking and unlikely film about war, featuring an old lady with rheumy legs in the lead - a fretful, textured performance ...
- Cath Clarke
Nov 11, 2016 · The Illusionist (2006) Review. Plot: At the end of the 19 th century, well-known magician Eisenheim (Edward Norton) amazes the whole city of Vienna with his impressive magical abilities, but his life is about to change as he encounters his childhood friend Sophie, Duchess Von Teschen (Jessica Biel). The Illusionist is set against the backdrop ...
Mar 26, 2008 · Alexandra. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov. Drama, War. Not Rated. 1h 35m. By Manohla Dargis. March 26, 2008. Alexander Sokurov’s “Alexandra” a film of startling ...
- Aleksandr Sokurov
Sokurov, a deliberately difficult and independent auteur capable of masterpieces, asks his viewer to observe and ponder, not to draw quick conclusions. It's true; sometimes his soul is so big we float around in his films a little lost. But not with Alexandra, with her sore legs, her shawl, and her long plaited hair.
Alexandra (Russian: Александра, translit. Aleksandra) is a 2007 Russian film about the Second Chechen War, written and directed by Alexander Sokurov. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. [1] It received generally positive reviews from critics.
