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.
Known For
Ты должен жить
Петербургский дневник. Квартира Козинцева
narrator (voice)
И ничего больше
The Time Traveller (voice / uncredited)
Русский ковчег
Narrator
Петербургская элегия
Narrator (voice)
Советская элегия
Александр Сокуров. Искушение
Himself
Элегия жизни: Ростропович, Вишневская
Эдуард Шелганов в гостях у Сокурова
Himself
Sokurovin ääni
Himself
In One Breath: Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark
Self (archive footage)
Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità
Narrator (voice)
Нам нужно счастье
Self
Пример интонации
Himself
Alexandre Sokurov: Questions de cinéma
Narrator
Робер. Счастливая жизнь
рассказчик, озвучка, в титрах не указан
Петербургский дневник: Квартира Козинцева
(voice)
Francofonia
Self
Кира
himself
Фильм о фильме
Self
Беседы с Солженицыным
The Traveler (uncredited)
Элегия дороги
himself
Сокуров
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Восточная элегия
Ленинградская ретроспектива
(voice)
Петербургский дневник - Открытие памятника Достоевскому
Himself - Filmmaker
Die Romanows: Glanz und Untergang des Zarenreichs
Простая элегия
Narrator (voice)
Московская элегия
Солдатский сон
Self
Agnès de ci de là Varda
Self
The Art of Time
Self
Александр Солженицын Молния бьет по высокому дереву
ВГИК: Педагоги и студенты говорят о профессии
Голоса в старых стенах
self
Наум. Предчувствия
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
36
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-06-14
Place of Birth
village Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, RSFSR, USSR, (now Russia)
Also Known As
Alexander Sokurov