Alexandra (Russian: Александра, translit. Aleksandra) is a 2007 Russian film about the Second Chechen War, written and directed by Aleksandr Sokurov. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
[edit] Critical reception
The film received positive reviews from critics, although other critics found it to be slow and difficult to sit through.[2] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 85 out of 100, based on 13 reviews.[3][4]
Manohla Dargis of The New York Times named it the 3rd best film of 2008[5], Michael Philllips of the Chicago Tribune named it the 6th best film of 2008[5] and Bill White of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer named it the 8th best film of 2008.[5]
However, David Fear of Time Out: New York wrote: "Sokurov prefers the sort of deliberate pace that tests ADD-afflicted viewers. This isn’t an opinion: He’s an unapologetic practitioner of crafting “difficult” films, and a proud member of a slow-and-low legacy that extends from Antonioni to Akerman, from Tarkovsky to Tarr."[4]
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