Aleksandr Sokurov
Directing

Aleksandr Sokurov

June 14, 1951 (74 years old) village Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, RSFSR, USSR, (now Russia)

Also known as: Alexander Sokurov, Александр Сокуров, 알렉산드르 소쿠로프, Alexandre Nikolaïevitch Sokourov, Aleksandr Sokourov

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.

Known For

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

2011 • TV

Russian Ark

Russian Ark

2002 • Movie

Voices in the Old Walls

Voices in the Old Walls

2019 • Movie

Moscow Elegy

Moscow Elegy

1987 • Movie

Petersburg Diary: Kozintsev's Apartment

1998 • Movie

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

2011 • TV

Movie Credits (131)

Acting

2002

Russian Ark

as The Time Traveller (voice / uncredited)

2019

Voices in the Old Walls

1987

Moscow Elegy

as Narrator (voice)

1998

Petersburg Diary: Kozintsev's Apartment

as рассказчик, озвучка, в титрах не указан

2006

Sokurov

as himself

2003

Kira

as Self

1987

And Nothing More

as narrator (voice)

2006

Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya

as Himself

1998

The Knot

as Self

1989

Petersburg Elegy

as Narrator

1997

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

as (voice)

2013

Film about the film

as himself

1997

Robert. A Fortunate Life

as Narrator

1990

Simple Elegy

2010

We Need Happiness

as Narrator (voice)

2012

Alexander Sokurov. Temptation

2008

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Lightning strikes a tall tree

as Self

1997

Edward Shelganov visiting Sokurov

1995

A Soldier's Dream

1990

Leningrad Retrospective

Crew

1997

Mother and Son

Director

2003

Father and Son

Director

2002

Russian Ark

Director

1988

Days of Eclipse

Director

2001

Taurus

Director

2007

Alexandra

Director

2007

Alexandra

Writer

1997

A Humble Life

Director

2022

Fairytale

Director

1999

Moloch

Director

TV Credits (6)

Acting

2011

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

as Self

1 episodes

2011

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

as Self

1 episodes

2010

Matussek trifft

as Self

1 episodes

Crew

1998

Confession

Writer

1998

Confession

Director

1998

Confession

Creator

Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 14, 1951 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
village Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, RSFSR, USSR, (now Russia)
Popularity
1.1

Career Stats

131
Movies
6
TV Shows