Alexander Nevsky is one of the most famous Russian rulers, who left a bright mark in the History of Russia. His name is firmly entrenched in the minds of people as a patriot and defender of his Fatherland. However, friendship with Khan Batu is still the main subject of discussions about the patriotism of Nevsky. But such discussions were peculiar only to historians – ordinary ordinary people the image of Nevsky was formed under the influence of the cult film of Sergei Eisenstein. To be honest, I was surprised by the fact that there was another movie (besides the blockbuster Alexander: The Battle of the Nevsky). As it turned out, in 1991, the Sverdlovsk film studio "Eurasia" shot "The Life of Alexander Nevsky" - a historical and religious drama about the last days of the life of Prince Alexander Nevsky. Unfortunately, this picture did not impress me.
I didn’t expect to see a remake of Eisenstein’s version in Life. About the last moments of Alexander’s life, returning home from the Horde, no one filmed. So the story was original. Another thing is that the picture itself was not so interesting. The whole movie is all talk. At the same time, even in flashbacks (memories of Alexander), the prince constantly says with someone: then with Batu Khan, then with Catholics, then with servants. There is not much action in the picture. So watching those 70 minutes was anguish.
The main emphasis in this film is on Orthodoxy and the image of Nevsky as a righteous prince. On the one hand, the director’s desire to accomplish what could not have been the case in Stalin’s era is clear: to show the great role of religion in the life of the ruler. But, citing the present “Life of Alexander Nevsky”, as well as other conversations on religious topics, the screenwriters made the film boring.
As a result, a very weak mediocre film made during the agony of the Soviet Union, which I do not recommend watching, so as not to waste time.
5 out of 10