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'Alexandra'
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A fascination with the physical has marked many of the films of the great Alexander Sokurov, whether it's youth and vigor ("Father and Son"), age and infirmity ("Mother and Son") or the stamina of his cameraman (the famously single-take "Russian Ark").
In "Alexandra," war and siege are reflected in the weary form of the title character (played by 81-year-old Russian opera star Galina Vishnevskaya),...
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