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.
Filmography
all 96
Movies 92
Director 65
self 17
Producer 6
TV Shows 4
Gjirokastra (2024)
Vad'd'a. Ordeal (2023)
Russian Dreams (2023)
The Last Days of Humanity (2023)
Fairytale (2022)
A Russian Youth (2019)
Closeness (2017)
Go. Go. Go (2016)
Francofonia (2015)
Voice of Sokurov (2014)
The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars (2013)
Faust (2011)
We Need Happiness (2010)
Alexandra (2007)
Boris Godounov (2007)
Sokurov (2006)
Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya (2006)
The Sun (2005)
Father and Son (2003)
Kira (2003)
Russian Ark (2002)
Elegy of a Voyage (2001)
Taurus (2001)
Dolce (2000)
Moloch (1999)
The Knot (1998)
Confession (1998)
The Diary of St. Petersburg: Kozintsev's Flat (1998)
Confession (1998)
A Humble Life (1997)
The Diary of St. Petersburg: Inauguration of the Monument to Dostoevsky (1997)
Robert. A Fortunate Life (1997)
Mother and Son (1997)
Oriental Elegy (1996)
Celebrate Cinema 101 (1996)
Spiritual Voices (1995)
A Soldier's Dream (1995)
Whispering Pages (1994)
Elegy from Russia (1993)
Stone (1992)
An Example of Intonation (1991)
To the Events in Transcaucasia (1990)
The Second Circle (1990)
Save and Protect (1990)
Simple Elegy (1990)
Soviet Elegy (1989)
Petersburg Elegy (1989)
Sonata for Hitler (1989)
Days of Eclipse (1988)
Maria (1988)
I Love You All Very Much... (1988)
The Evening Sacrifice (1987)
Empire (1987)
Moscow Elegy (1987)
Mournful Unconcern (1987)
And Nothing More (1987)
Elegy (1986)
Patience Labour (1985)
The Degraded (1980)
Last Day of a Rainy Summer (1979)
Callsign R1NN (1975)
The Automobile Gains in Reliability (1974)
The Earthliest of Concerns (1974)
Петербургский дневник: Квартира Козинцева
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1951-06-14 (73 years old)
Birth PlacePodorvikha, Russia
CitizenshipsRussia, Soviet Union
Also Known AsAlexander Sokurov, Александр Сокуров, 알렉산드르 소쿠로프, Alexandre Nikolaïevitch Sokourov, Aleksandr Sokourov, Aleksandr Nikolaïevitch Sokourov
AwardsNika Award, Golden Lion, State Prize of the Russian Federation, TEFI, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, Dmitry Likhachev Foundation Prize, Officer of Arts and Letters, Laurel Branch Award, Honored art worker of the Russian Federation, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Order of the Rising Sun
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