A summary of Alexandra is almost useless, as the film is less about story and more about marking the emotional footprints of its characters. The essential "plot", as it were, is about a Russian grandmother (Galina Vishnevskaya, a famous Russian opera singer) visiting her grandson Denis (Vasily Shevtsov), a sergeant in the Russian army. He's stationed at a remote Chechen outpost, and from the moment Alexandra arrives, she is out of place. The army base is barren and secluded, a closed system with its own code and structure. This visitor creates an immediate juxtaposition between the outside and the inside, and Sokurov patiently tracks the old woman as she explores the camp, talking to soldiers, and even going beyond its perimeter to the local market, where she befriends some of the occupied people.
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Cast: Galina Vishnevskaya, Vasily Shevtsov, Raisa Gichaeva
Country: Russia, France
Genre: Drama, War
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