Aleksandr Sokurov

Aleksandr Sokurov

Directing
Born 1951-06-14village Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, RSFSR, USSR, (now Russia)

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.

Movies (38)

Voice of Sokurov
6.5

Voice of Sokurov

2014Movie6.5
Russian Ark
7.2

Russian Ark

2002Movie7.2
Francofonia
6.5

Francofonia

2015Movie6.5
Director's Diary

Director's Diary

2025Movie
The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars
6.2

The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars

2013Movie6.2
Soviet Elegy
5.2

Soviet Elegy

1989Movie5.2
An Example of Intonation
8.0

An Example of Intonation

1991Movie8.0
Petersburg Diary: Kozintsev's Apartment

Petersburg Diary: Kozintsev's Apartment

1998Movie
Naum. Predictions

Naum. Predictions

2026Movie
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
7.6

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

2011Movie7.6
Elegy of a Voyage
7.4

Elegy of a Voyage

2009Movie7.4
Islands. Alexander Sokurov

Islands. Alexander Sokurov

2003Movie
Voices in the Old Walls

Voices in the Old Walls

2019Movie
Moscow Elegy
6.5

Moscow Elegy

1987Movie6.5
The Art of Time

The Art of Time

2009Movie
In One Breath: Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark
6.8

In One Breath: Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark

2003Movie6.8
Petersburg Elegy
6.0

Petersburg Elegy

1989Movie6.0
VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession

VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession

1979Movie
The Knot
7.3

The Knot

1998Movie7.3
Kira

Kira

2003Movie
Like a River’s Flow

Like a River’s Flow

Movie
The Diary of St. Petersburg: Kozintsev's Flat

The Diary of St. Petersburg: Kozintsev's Flat

1998Movie
A Soldier's Dream
4.5

A Soldier's Dream

1995Movie4.5
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Lightning strikes a tall tree

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Lightning strikes a tall tree

2008Movie
Alexander Sokurov: Questions about cinema
5.0

Alexander Sokurov: Questions about cinema

2008Movie5.0
You Should Survive
3.0

You Should Survive

1981Movie3.0
Alexander Sokurov. Temptation

Alexander Sokurov. Temptation

2012Movie
Film about the film

Film about the film

2013Movie
Robert. A Fortunate Life
6.2

Robert. A Fortunate Life

1997Movie6.2
And Nothing More
5.2

And Nothing More

1987Movie5.2
Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya
6.9

Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya

2006Movie6.9
Leningrad Retrospective
4.8

Leningrad Retrospective

1990Movie4.8
Oriental Elegy
6.2

Oriental Elegy

1996Movie6.2
Simple Elegy
6.0

Simple Elegy

1990Movie6.0
Edward Shelganov visiting Sokurov

Edward Shelganov visiting Sokurov

1997Movie
Sokurov

Sokurov

2006Movie
We Need Happiness

We Need Happiness

2010Movie
The Diary of St. Petersburg: Inauguration of the Monument to Dostoevsky

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

1997Movie

TV Shows (3)

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
7.7

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

2011Series7.7
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
6.5

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

2011Series6.5
Matussek trifft

Matussek trifft

2010Series