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Aleksandr Sokurov

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-06-14

Place of Birth

village Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, RSFSR, USSR, (now Russia)

Aleksandr Sokurov

Biography

Aleksandr Sokurov (born June 14, 1951) is a Russian director of avant-garde and independent films that have won him international acclaim. Described as a heir to Tarkovsky, spare, gloomy and contemplative, he often blurs lines between image and world. His noticable trademark and style includes long, accurate shots of real painterly compositions, disorted field of view, zooms and use of wide angle lenses. Often plotless with emphasis on aesthetics and impressionism his films are noted for philosophical approach to history and nature. Sokurov underlines the importance of film, not to yield to the modern audience laziness, and to stay away from mere entertainment. His most significant works include a feature film, Russian Ark (2002), filmed in a single unedited shot, Mother and Son (1997) and Faust (2011), which was honoured with the Golden Lion, the highest prize for the best film at the Venice Film Festival.

Also Known For

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10

You Should Survive

May 01, 1981

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The Diary of St. Petersburg: Kozintsev's Flat

Jan 01, 1998

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45

And Nothing More

Jan 01, 1987

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73

Russian Ark

May 22, 2002

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52

Petersburg Elegy

Nov 29, 1989

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49

Soviet Elegy

Dec 31, 1989

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Alexander Sokurov. Temptation

May 14, 2012

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69

Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya

Apr 21, 2006

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Edward Shelganov visiting Sokurov

Jan 01, 1997

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65

Voice of Sokurov

Jun 14, 2014

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67

In One Breath: Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark

Sep 09, 2003

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76

The Last Days of Humanity

May 08, 2023

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We Need Happiness

Oct 20, 2010

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80

An Example of Intonation

Jan 01, 1991

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50

Alexander Sokurov: Questions about cinema

Jan 01, 2008

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62

Robert. A Fortunate Life

Apr 01, 1997

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Петербургский дневник: Квартира Козинцева

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65

Francofonia

Nov 11, 2015

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NA

Kira

Jun 15, 2003

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Film about the film

Jun 05, 2013

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72

Elegy of a Voyage

Jun 24, 2009

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68

The Knot

Dec 04, 1998

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Sokurov

Nov 18, 2006

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61

Oriental Elegy

Apr 26, 1996

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40

Leningrad Retrospective

Jan 01, 1990

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The Diary of St. Petersburg: Inauguration of the Monument to Dostoevsky

Apr 04, 1997

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62

The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars

Sep 01, 2013

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50

Simple Elegy

Feb 03, 1990

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62

Moscow Elegy

Apr 04, 1987

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45

A Soldier's Dream

Jun 29, 1995

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79

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

Oct 01, 2011

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The Art of Time

Oct 10, 2009

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Lightning strikes a tall tree

Dec 11, 2008

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VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession

Mar 22, 1979

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Voices in the Old Walls

Feb 05, 2019

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Naum. Premonitions

Jul 03, 2025

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75

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Sep 03, 2011

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64

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

Dec 19, 2011

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Matussek trifft

Feb 04, 2010