Aleksandr Sokurov
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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
June 14, 1951Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
108Place of birth
village Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, RSFSR, USSR, (now Russia)Also known as
Alexander Sokurov, Александр Сокуров, 알렉산드르 소쿠로프Cast credits
You Should Survive
The Diary of St. Petersburg: Kozintsev's Flat
And Nothing More
narrator (voice)Russian Ark
The Time Traveller (voice / uncredited)Petersburg Elegy
NarratorSoviet Elegy
Narrator (voice)Alexander Sokurov. Temptation
Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya
HimselfEdward Shelganov visiting Sokurov
Voice of Sokurov
HimselfIn One Breath: Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark
HimselfThe Last Days of Humanity
Self (archive footage)We Need Happiness
Narrator (voice)Alexander Sokurov: Questions about cinema
HimselfRobert. A Fortunate Life
NarratorFrancofonia
(voice)Kira
SelfElegy of a Voyage
Crew credits
Mother and Son
DirectorFather and Son
DirectorRussian Ark
Director, Writer, DialogueDays of Eclipse
DirectorTaurus
Director, Director of PhotographyAlexandra
Director, WriterA Humble Life
Director, WriterFairytale
Director, ScreenplayMoloch
DirectorFaust
Director, ScreenplayThe Sun
Director, Director of PhotographyThe Second Circle
DirectorReading Book of Blockade
DirectorSpiritual Voices
Director, WriterRobert. A Fortunate Life
Director, WriterSoviet Elegy
Director, WriterWhispering Pages
Director, ScreenplaySave and Protect
DirectorStone
DirectorMournful Unconcern
DirectorPetersburg Elegy
Director