The sad demise of Russian director Larisa Shepitko in a tragic car accident with members of her crew deprived Russian as well as world cinema of meaningful films. All that remains of her cinematographic oeuvre are four feature films and some other minor works. "Larisa" is her husband director Elem Klimov's (1933-2003) tribute to his wife as an artist who held very high standards of art and integrity in her works. She is seen quoting her teacher great Russian director Alexander Dovzhenko who never compromised as an artist. This biographical short film starts with a lot of visual images featuring Larisa Shepitko.How dear Larisa Shepitko was to her actors is depicted in scenes wherein some actresses narrate how fortunate they consider themselves for having acted in her films. How crucial is the collaboration between a writer and a director is illustrated by Russian writer Valentin Rasputin who described how he maintained a great deal of 'spiritual affinity' with Larisa Shepitko. It was this feeling which drove his reluctance of not having his book turned into a film.Lastly,a point about women as better film makers was narrated by Larisa Shepitko herself as she states that women are best artists to depict certain sentiments.