Actor

Aleksandr Sokurov

Directing

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Movies: 77Series: 3Crew credits: 63

TMDB ID: 107762

IMDb ID: nm0812546

Known for: Directing

Born: June 14, 1951

Age: 74

Place of birth: village Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, RSFSR, USSR, (now Russia)

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1974 - 2026

Years active: 53

Average TMDB rating: 6.24

Wikidata: Q55172

Also known as

Alexander Sokurov • Александр Сокуров • 알렉산드르 소쿠로프 • Alexandre Nikolaïevitch Sokourov • Aleksandr Sokourov • Aleksandr Nikolaïevitch Sokourov

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Director (50)Writer (5)Creative Producer (2)Producer (2)Art Direction (1)Production Consultant (1)Screenplay (1)Stage Director (1)

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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.