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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 ...
- 1978–present
- Film director
- 14 June 1951 (age 72), Podorvikha, Irkutsky District, Soviet Union
While most known for his feature films, Sokurov has directed over 20 interesting documentaries. His 2002 sensational "Russian Ark" is a historic achievement that will be watched and talked about by many generations. Sokurov has collected a number of awards at Berlin, Cannes, Moscow, Toronto, Locarno and European Film Awards.
- Director, Writer, Actor
- June 14, 1951
- 2 min
Alexandr Sokurov is a Russian director of avant-garde and independent films that have won him international acclaim. A son of an army officer, Sokurov was born in 1951, and spent his childhood traveling with his family around Russia as his father was transferred from one location to another.
- June 14, 1951
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Sep 1, 2015 · The director Alexander Sokurov. James Hill for The New York Times. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Alexander Sokurov’s 2002 film “Russian Ark,” a single 90-minute unedited Steadicam shot that...
Requiem: The Visionary Films Of Alexander Sokurov. Alexander Sokurov’s reputation as a purveyor of intense, “spiritual” films was sealed by Nick Cave’s article “I Wept and Wept, from Start to Finish,” about the singer’s reaction to Mother and Son. But as this full-scale retrospective—the first in North America—reveals, the ...
Dec 10, 2021 · Filmmaker Alexander Sokurov says Russia should jettison North Caucasus and confront its ‘constitutional crisis,’ enraging Vladimir Putin. 7:38 pm, December 10, 2021. Source: Meduza. Valery Sharifulin / TASS. About 20 years ago, Alexander Sokurov directed a film set in the Winter Palace of the Russian State Hermitage Museum, recorded on ...
Nov 14, 2011 · Aleksandr Sokurov: Delusions and grandeur. Steve Rose. He is the great Russian director who once shot a whole film in a single take. Aleksandr Sokurov talks to Steve Rose about Soviet...
