
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.

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
TV • 2011

Voice of Sokurov
MOVIE • 2014

Russian Ark
MOVIE • 2002

Agnès Varda: From Here to There
TV • 2011

A Soldier's Dream
MOVIE • 1995

Francofonia
MOVIE • 2015

Moscow Elegy
MOVIE • 1987

You Should Survive
MOVIE • 1981

VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession
MOVIE • 1979

Kira
MOVIE • 2003

Elegy of a Voyage
MOVIE • 2009

Voices in the Old Walls
MOVIE • 2019

Agnès Varda: From Here to There
MOVIE • 2011

Simple Elegy
MOVIE • 1990

Oriental Elegy
MOVIE • 1996

Petersburg Elegy
MOVIE • 1989

The Art of Time
MOVIE • 2009

The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars
MOVIE • 2013