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Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov, PAR (Russian: Александр Николаевич Сокуров; born 14 June 1951) is a Russian filmmaker. His most significant works include a feature film, Russian Ark (2002), filmed in a single unedited shot, and Faust (2011), which was honoured with the Golden Lion, the highest prize for the best film at the Venice Film Festival.
- 1978–present
- Film director
- 14 June 1951 (age 72), Podorvikha, Irkutsky District, Soviet Union
Aleksandr Sokurov. He was born with a disability because of an anatomic defect of his leg, in 1951 in Podorvikha village in Siberian Russia. His father was a Red Army veteran of WW2. One of most important contemporary filmmakers, Sokurov worked extensively in television and later graduated from the prestigious film school, VGIK, in 1979.
- Director, Writer, Actor
- June 14, 1951
- 2 min
Learn about the life and career of the Russian director of avant-garde and independent films that have won him international acclaim. Find out his influences, achievements, awards, and controversies in this comprehensive biography.
- June 14, 1951
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- Russian Ark’ (2002) ‘Russian Ark’ is one of the most spellbinding movies in cinematic history. Shot in one, uninterrupted, unedited 87-minute take, using HD-video cameras, Sokurov’s magnum opus is his larger-than-life homage to St. Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum, founded by Catherine the Great in 1764.
- Faust’ (2011) Inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and written by Yuri Arabov, this cinematic masterpiece is like an elaborate funeral march. Similar to Nikolai Gogol or Fyodor Dostoevsky, Aleksandr Sokurov bids farewell to the human soul and everything that goes with it, including aspirations, hopes, beauty, goodness, morality, truth and justice.
- Mother and Son’ (1997) It’s a surreal meditation on the meaning of mercy, wisdom and devotion. It’s a story of deep affection and unconditional love between two soulmates.
- Taurus’ (2001) The leader of the Bolshevik Party, the founder of the Soviet Republics, the 1917 Revolution mastermind, an excellent orator, natural-born ideologist and brilliant principle of Karl Marx.
Sep 1, 2015 · ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Alexander Sokurov’s 2002 film “Russian Ark,” a single 90-minute unedited Steadicam shot that weaves through the State Hermitage Museum here, is an elliptical ...
A retrospective of the Russian master's prolific and diverse works, from banned early films to portraits of literary and historical figures. Explore Sokurov's visionary, romantic, and spiritual cinema, influenced by Tarkovsky and censored by the Soviet authorities.
Nov 14, 2011 · Aleksandr Sokurov: Delusions and grandeur. He is the great Russian director who once shot a whole film in a single take. Aleksandr Sokurov talks to Steve Rose about Soviet spies, fallen dictators ...
