Saturday, August 18, 2007
Alexandra
2007 Dir: Alexandra Sokurov (“Russian Ark”)
IMDB
Before the film: I have chosen to see this film because it is the director of ‘Russian Ark’ (which I still have not seen).
Well I was not disappointed, although tiredness from last nights lack of sleep was hard to overcome at times during this gentle film. I have been seeing a few films about ordinary people in what to me are extraordinary situations, but to many people around the world is a daily reality. Alexandra is a woman visiting her grandson at a military camp in what I assume is Chechnya. It is a look at ordinary people dealing with war, both sides are shown to be just like the other. A can not point to great aspects of this film, nothing stands out, it just draws you in with a wonderful lead character and performance.
Why See It? To see that both sides in a war are people.
IMDB
Before the film: I have chosen to see this film because it is the director of ‘Russian Ark’ (which I still have not seen).
Well I was not disappointed, although tiredness from last nights lack of sleep was hard to overcome at times during this gentle film. I have been seeing a few films about ordinary people in what to me are extraordinary situations, but to many people around the world is a daily reality. Alexandra is a woman visiting her grandson at a military camp in what I assume is Chechnya. It is a look at ordinary people dealing with war, both sides are shown to be just like the other. A can not point to great aspects of this film, nothing stands out, it just draws you in with a wonderful lead character and performance.
Why See It? To see that both sides in a war are people.
# posted by Dave @ 09:20 
