Aleksandr Sokurov
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 14, 1951
- Birthplace
- village Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, RSFSR, USSR, (now Russia)
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.
Filmography
- France, toi, France
France, toi, France TBA
Director
Like a River’s Flow TBA
as as himself
Naum. Predictions 2026
as self
Director's Diary 2025
as Self, Director, Writer, Producer
Gjirokastra 2024
Art Direction
Russian Dreams 2023
Production Consultant
Fairytale 2022
Director, Screenplay
A Russian Youth 2019
Creative Producer
Voices in the Old Walls 2019
Actor
The Life Of My Friend 2017
Producer
Closeness 2017
Producer
Go. Go. Go 2016
Screenplay, Director
Francofonia 2015
as (voice), Director, Screenplay
Voice of Sokurov 2014
as Himself
The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars 2013
as Himself - Filmmaker
- Film about the film
Film about the film 2013
as himself
Alexander Sokurov. Temptation 2012
Actor
Faust 2011
Director, Screenplay
Agnès Varda: From Here to There 2011
as Self
We Need Happiness 2010
as Narrator (voice), Director
- Intonation. Yuri Schmidt
Intonation. Yuri Schmidt 2010
Director
- Intonation. Vladimir Yakunin
Intonation. Vladimir Yakunin 2010
Director
- Intonation. Boris Averin
Intonation. Boris Averin 2010
Director
- Intonation. Valery Zorkin
Intonation. Valery Zorkin 2010
Director
- Intonation. Sergey Slonimsky
Intonation. Sergey Slonimsky 2010
Director
- Intonation. Arsen Kanokov
Intonation. Arsen Kanokov 2010
Director
- The Ways of the World: Vol. 1
The Ways of the World: Vol. 1 2010
Director
The Art of Time 2009
as Self
Deserto rosa. Luigi Ghirri 2009
Screenplay
Reading Book of Blockade 2009
Director
Elegy of a Voyage 2009
as The Traveler (uncredited), Director, Writer
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Lightning strikes a tall tree 2008
as Self
Rehearsal: Yuri Temirkanov 2008
Director
Alexander Sokurov: Questions about cinema 2008
as Himself
Alexandra 2007
Director, Writer
Boris Godounov 2007
Stage Director
The Andrei Tarkovsky Companion 2007
Director
Sokurov 2006
as himself
Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya 2006
as Himself, Director, Writer
The Sun 2005
Director, Director of Photography
The Diary of St. Petersburg: Mozart. Requiem 2004
Director
Father and Son 2003
Director
In One Breath: Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark 2003
as Himself
Kira 2003
as Self
- Islands. Alexander Sokurov
Islands. Alexander Sokurov 2003
Actor
Russian Ark 2002
as The Time Traveller (voice / uncredited), Director, Writer, Dialogue
Taurus 2001
Director, Director of Photography
Dolce 2000
Director
Moloch 1999
Director
The Knot 1998
as Self, Director
- Petersburg Diary: Kozintsev's Apartment
Petersburg Diary: Kozintsev's Apartment 1998
as рассказчик, озвучка, в титрах не указан, Director
The Diary of St. Petersburg: Kozintsev's Flat 1998
Actor, Writer, Director
- Documenta X - Die Filme
Documenta X - Die Filme 1997
Director
A Humble Life 1997
Director, Writer
The Diary of St. Petersburg: Inauguration of the Monument to Dostoevsky 1997
as (voice), Writer, Director
Robert. A Fortunate Life 1997
as Narrator, Director, Writer
Mother and Son 1997
Director
Edward Shelganov visiting Sokurov 1997
Actor
Oriental Elegy 1996
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer
Celebrate Cinema 101 1996
Director
Spiritual Voices 1995
Director, Writer
A Soldier's Dream 1995
Actor, Director, Writer
Whispering Pages 1994
Director, Screenplay
Elegy from Russia 1993
Director, Screenplay
Stone 1992
Director
- An Example of Intonation
An Example of Intonation 1991
as Self, Director, Writer
To the Events in Transcaucasia 1990
Writer, Director
The Second Circle 1990
Director
Save and Protect 1990
Director
Simple Elegy 1990
Actor, Director, Writer
Leningrad Retrospective 1990
Actor, Director
Soviet Elegy 1989
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
Petersburg Elegy 1989
as Narrator, Director
- Sonata for Hitler
Sonata for Hitler 1989
Director, Writer
Days of Eclipse 1988
Director
Maria 1988
Director, Writer
I Love You All Very Much... 1988
Creative Producer
The Evening Sacrifice 1987
Writer, Director
The Lonely Voice of Man 1987
Director
Empire 1987
Director, Director of Photography
Moscow Elegy 1987
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
Mournful Unconcern 1987
Director
And Nothing More 1987
as narrator (voice), Director
Elegy 1986
Director
Patience Labour 1985
Director
You Should Survive 1981
Actor
Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola 1981
Director
The Degraded 1980
Director, Writer
VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession 1979
Actor
Last Day of a Rainy Summer 1979
Director, Writer
- Summer of Maria Voynova
Summer of Maria Voynova 1975
Director, Screenplay
Callsign R1NN 1975
Director
The Automobile Gains in Reliability 1974
Director, Editor
- The Earthliest of Concerns
The Earthliest of Concerns 1974
Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.