Aleksandr Sokurov
Known for Directing · 40 credits
- Born
- 1951-06-14 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- village Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, RSFSR, USSR, (now Russia)
- Also known as
- Alexander Sokurov · Alexandre Nikolaïevitch Sokourov · Aleksandr Sokourov · Aleksandr Nikolaïevitch Sokourov · A. 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
TV Shows (3)
Movies (37)
Russian Ark
2002
as The Time Traveller (voice / uncredited)
Director's Diary
2025
as Self
Naum. Predictions
2026
as self
Moscow Elegy
1987
as Narrator (voice)
Soviet Elegy
1989
as Narrator (voice)
Voice of Sokurov
2014
as Himself
Islands. Alexander Sokurov
2003
Alexander Sokurov: Questions about cinema
2008
as Himself
An Example of Intonation
1991
as Self
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
as Self
Petersburg Diary: Kozintsev's Apartment
1998
as рассказчик, озвучка, в титрах не указан
Elegy of a Voyage
2009
as The Traveler (uncredited)
Francofonia
2015
as (voice)
The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars
2013
as Himself - Filmmaker
VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession
1979
Voices in the Old Walls
2019
Robert. A Fortunate Life
1997
as Narrator
The Art of Time
2009
as Self
Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya
2006
as Himself
The Knot
1998
as Self
The Diary of St. Petersburg: Kozintsev's Flat
1998
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Lightning strikes a tall tree
2008
as Self
A Soldier's Dream
1995
You Should Survive
1981
Kira
2003
as Self
In One Breath: Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark
2003
as Himself
Oriental Elegy
1996
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Diary of St. Petersburg: Inauguration of the Monument to Dostoevsky
1997
as (voice)
And Nothing More
1987
as narrator (voice)
Film about the film
2013
as himself
Leningrad Retrospective
1990
We Need Happiness
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Edward Shelganov visiting Sokurov
1997
Sokurov
2006
as himself
Alexander Sokurov. Temptation
2012
Petersburg Elegy
1989
as Narrator
Simple Elegy
1990
About 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 un… With 40 credits spanning from 1979 to 2026, Aleksandr Sokurov has appeared in 37 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Aleksandr Sokurov Movies
- Russian Ark (2002) — as The Time Traveller (voice / uncredited)
- Director's Diary (2025) — as Self
- Naum. Predictions (2026) — as self
- Moscow Elegy (1987) — as Narrator (voice)
- Soviet Elegy (1989) — as Narrator (voice)
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