Aleksandr Sokurov
Directing
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
Directing69
movieDirector's Diary
2025
Director
movieFairytale
2022
Director
movieGo. Go. Go
2016
Director
movieFrancofonia
2015
Director
movieFaust
2011
Director
movieWe Need Happiness
2010
Director
movieElegy of a Voyage
2009
Director
movieAlexandra
2007
Director
movieBoris Godounov
2007
Stage Director
movieThe Sun
2005
Director
movieFather and Son
2003
Director
movieRussian Ark
2002
Director
movieTaurus
2001
Director
movieDolce
2000
Director
movieMoloch
1999
Director
movieThe Knot
1998
Director
tvConfession
1998
Director
movieA Humble Life
1997
Director
movieMother and Son
1997
Director
movieOriental Elegy
1996
Director
movieCelebrate Cinema 101
1996
Director
movieSpiritual Voices
1995
Director
movieA Soldier's Dream
1995
Director
movieWhispering Pages
1994
Director
movieElegy from Russia
1993
Director
movieStone
1992
Director
movieThe Second Circle
1990
Director
movieSave and Protect
1990
Director
movieSimple Elegy
1990
Director
movieLeningrad Retrospective
1990
Director
movieSoviet Elegy
1989
Director
moviePetersburg Elegy
1989
Director
movieDays of Eclipse
1988
Director
movieMaria
1988
Director
movieThe Lonely Voice of Man
1987
Director
movieThe Evening Sacrifice
1987
Director
movieEmpire
1987
Director
movieMoscow Elegy
1987
Director
movieMournful Unconcern
1987
Director
movieAnd Nothing More
1987
Director
movieElegy
1986
Director
moviePatience Labour
1985
Director
movieThe Degraded
1980
Director
movieCallsign R1NN
1975
Director
Acting40
movieFrancofonia
2015
(voice)
movieVoice of Sokurov
2014
Himself
movieThe Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars
2013
Himself - Filmmaker
movieWe Need Happiness
2010
Narrator (voice)
movieElegy of a Voyage
2009
The Traveler (uncredited)
movieSokurov
2006
himself
movieKira
2003
Self
movieRussian Ark
2002
The Time Traveller (voice / uncredited)
Petersburg Diary: Kozintsev's Apartment
1998
рассказчик, озвучка, в титрах не указан
movieOriental Elegy
1996
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieSoviet Elegy
1989
Narrator (voice)
moviePetersburg Elegy
1989
Narrator
movieMoscow Elegy
1987
Narrator (voice)
movieAnd Nothing More
1987
narrator (voice)
Writing34
movieFairytale
2022
Screenplay
movieA Russian Youth
2019
Creative Producer
movieGo. Go. Go
2016
Screenplay
movieFrancofonia
2015
Screenplay
movieFaust
2011
Screenplay
movieDeserto rosa. Luigi Ghirri
2009
Screenplay
movieAlexandra
2007
Writer
movieRussian Ark
2002
Writer, Dialogue
tvConfession
1998
Writer
movieA Humble Life
1997
Writer
movieOriental Elegy
1996
Writer
movieWhispering Pages
1994
Screenplay
movieElegy from Russia
1993
Screenplay
movieSimple Elegy
1990
Writer
movieSoviet Elegy
1989
Writer
movieMaria
1988
Writer
movieI Love You All Very Much...
1988
Creative Producer
movieMoscow Elegy
1987
Writer
movieThe Degraded
1980
Writer
Production4
movieDirector's Diary
2025
Producer
movieRussian Dreams
2023
Production Consultant
movieThe Life Of My Friend
2017
Producer
movieCloseness
2017
Producer
Camera3
movieThe Sun
2005
Director of Photography
movieTaurus
2001
Director of Photography
movieEmpire
1987
Director of Photography
Art1
movieGjirokastra
2024
Art Direction
Creator1
tvConfession
1998
Creator