Aleksandr Sokurov [107762] Gender: Male Popularity: 2.0948 Birthplace: village Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, RSFSR, USSR, (now Russia) Birthday: 1951-06-14 Age: 74 years Movies: 34 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. The Last Days of2023-05-08 Voices in the Ol2019-02-05 Francofonia2015-11-11 Voice of Sokurov2014-06-14 The Romanovs: Gl2013-09-01 Film about the f2013-06-05 Alexander Sokuro2012-05-14 We Need Happines2010-10-20 The Art of Time2009-10-10 Aleksandr Solzhe2008-12-11 Alexander Sokuro2008-01-01 Sokurov2006-11-18 Elegy of Life: R2006-04-21 In One Breath: A2003-09-09 Kira2003-06-15 Russian Ark2002-05-22 Elegy of a Voyag2001-06-01 The Knot1998-12-04 The Diary of St.1998-01-01 The Diary of St.1997-04-04 Robert. A Fortun1997-04-01 Edward Shelganov1997-01-01 Oriental Elegy1996-04-26 A Soldier's Drea1995-06-29 An Example of In1991-01-01 Simple Elegy1990-02-03 Leningrad Retros1990-01-01 Soviet Elegy1989-12-31 Petersburg Elegy1989-11-29 Moscow Elegy1987-04-04 And Nothing More1987-01-01 You Should Survi1981-05-01 VGIK: Teachers a1979-03-22 Петербур