Aleksandr Sokurov
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: June 14, 1951 (73 years old)
Place of Birth: village Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, RSFSR, USSR, (now Russia)
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.
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We Need Happiness
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We Need Happiness
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The Ways of the World: Vol. 1
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Intonation. Arsen Kanokov
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Intonation. Sergey Slonimsky
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Intonation. Valery Zorkin
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Intonation. Boris Averin
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Intonation. Vladimir Yakunin
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Intonation. Yuri Schmidt
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Robert. A Fortunate Life
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The Diary of St. Petersburg: Inauguration of the Monument to Dostoevsky
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Edward Shelganov visiting Sokurov
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Mother and Son
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A Humble Life
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Robert. A Fortunate Life
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Robert. A Fortunate Life
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The Diary of St. Petersburg: Inauguration of the Monument to Dostoevsky
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The Diary of St. Petersburg: Inauguration of the Monument to Dostoevsky
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A Humble Life
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