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Aleksandr Sokurov

Aleksandr Sokurov

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

14/06/1951

Age

74 years old

Place of Birth

village Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, RSFSR, USSR, (now Russia)

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... Read More

Known For

Naum. Premonitions

Naum. Premonitions

The Last Days of Humanity

The Last Days of Humanity

Voices in the Old Walls

Voices in the Old Walls

Francofonia

Francofonia

Voice of Sokurov

Voice of Sokurov

The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars

The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars

Alexander Sokurov. Temptation

Alexander Sokurov. Temptation

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

We Need Happiness

We Need Happiness

Filmography

Cast

2025

Naum. Premonitions

as self

2023

The Last Days of Humanity

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Voices in the Old Walls

2015

Francofonia

as (voice)

2014

Voice of Sokurov

as Himself

2013

The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czar...

as Himself - Filmmaker

2013

Film about the film

as himself

2012

Alexander Sokurov. Temptation

2011

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

as Self

2010

We Need Happiness

as Narrator (voice)

2009

The Art of Time

as Self

2009

Elegy of a Voyage

as The Traveler (uncredited)

2008

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Lightning strikes...

as Self

2008

Alexander Sokurov: Questions about cinem...

as Himself

2006

Sokurov

as himself

2006

Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskay...

as Himself

2003

In One Breath: Alexander Sokurov's Russi...

as Himself

2003

Kira

as Self

2002

Russian Ark

as The Time Traveller (voice / uncredited)

1998

The Knot

as Self

1998

Petersburg Diary: Kozintsev's Apartment

as рассказчик, озвучка, в титрах не указан

1998

The Diary of St. Petersburg: Kozintsev's...

1997

The Diary of St. Petersburg: Inauguratio...

as (voice)

1997

Robert. A Fortunate Life

as Narrator

1997

Edward Shelganov visiting Sokurov

1996

Oriental Elegy

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1995

A Soldier's Dream

1991

An Example of Intonation

as Self

1990

Simple Elegy

1990

Leningrad Retrospective

1989

Soviet Elegy

as Narrator (voice)

1989

Petersburg Elegy

as Narrator

1987

Moscow Elegy

as Narrator (voice)

1987

And Nothing More

as narrator (voice)

1981

You Should Survive

1979

VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About t...

Crew

2025

Director's Diary

as Director

2024

Gjirokastra

as Art Direction

2023

Vad'd'a. Ordeal

as Executive Producer

2023

Russian Dreams

as Production Consultant

2022

Fairytale

as Director

2022

Fairytale

as Screenplay

2019

A Russian Youth

as Creative Producer

2017

The Life Of My Friend

as Producer

2017

Closeness

as Producer

2016

Go. Go. Go

as Screenplay

2016

Go. Go. Go

as Stage Director

2015

Francofonia

as Director

2015

Francofonia

as Screenplay

2011

Faust

as Director

2011

Faust

as Screenplay

2010

We Need Happiness

as Director

2010

Intonation. Yuri Schmidt

as Director

2010

Intonation. Valery Zorkin

as Director

2010

Intonation. Vladimir Yakunin

as Director

2010

Intonation. Arsen Kanokov

as Director

2010

Intonation. Sergey Slonimsky

as Director

2010

Intonation. Boris Averin

as Director

2010

The Ways of the World: Vol. 1

as Director

2009

Reading Book of Blockade

as Director

2009

Elegy of a Voyage

as Director

2009

Elegy of a Voyage

as Writer

2008

Rehearsal: Yuri Temirkanov

as Director

2007

Alexandra

as Writer

2007

Alexandra

as Director

2007

Boris Godounov

as Stage Director

2007

The Andrei Tarkovsky Companion

as Director

2006

Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskay...

as Director

2006

Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskay...

as Writer

2005

The Sun

as Director

2005

The Sun

as Director of Photography

2004

The Diary of St. Petersburg: Mozart. Req...

as Director

2003

Father and Son

as Director

2002

Russian Ark

as Director

2002

Russian Ark

as Writer

2002

Russian Ark

as Dialogue

2001

Taurus

as Director

2001

Taurus

as Director of Photography

2000

Dolce

as Director

1999

Moloch

as Director

1998

The Knot

as Director

1998

Petersburg Diary: Kozintsev's Apartment

as Director

1998

Confession

as Director

1998

Confession

as Writer

1998

The Diary of St. Petersburg: Kozintsev's...

as Writer

1998

The Diary of St. Petersburg: Kozintsev's...

as Director

1997

Documenta X - Die Filme

as Director

1997

A Humble Life

as Director

1997

A Humble Life

as Writer

1997

The Diary of St. Petersburg: Inauguratio...

as Writer

1997

The Diary of St. Petersburg: Inauguratio...

as Director

1997

Robert. A Fortunate Life

as Director

1997

Robert. A Fortunate Life

as Writer

1997

Mother and Son

as Director

1996

Oriental Elegy

as Writer

1996

Oriental Elegy

as Director

1996

Celebrate Cinema 101

as Director

1995

Spiritual Voices

as Director

1995

Spiritual Voices

as Writer

1995

A Soldier's Dream

as Director

1995

A Soldier's Dream

as Writer

1994

Whispering Pages

as Screenplay

1994

Whispering Pages

as Director

1993

Elegy from Russia

as Director

1993

Elegy from Russia

as Screenplay

1992

Stone

as Director

1991

An Example of Intonation

as Director

1991

An Example of Intonation

as Writer

1990

To the Events in Transcaucasia

as Writer

1990

To the Events in Transcaucasia

as Director

1990

The Second Circle

as Director

1990

Save and Protect

as Director

1990

Simple Elegy

as Director

1990

Simple Elegy

as Writer

1990

Leningrad Retrospective

as Director

1989

Soviet Elegy

as Director

1989

Soviet Elegy

as Writer

1989

Petersburg Elegy

as Director

1989

Sonata for Hitler

as Director

1989

Sonata for Hitler

as Writer

1988

Days of Eclipse

as Director

1988

Maria

as Director

1988

Maria

as Writer

1988

I Love You All Very Much...

as Creative Producer

1987

The Lonely Voice of Man

as Director

1987

The Evening Sacrifice

as Writer

1987

The Evening Sacrifice

as Director

1987

Empire

as Director

1987

Empire

as Director of Photography

1987

Moscow Elegy

as Director

1987

Moscow Elegy

as Writer

1987

Mournful Unconcern

as Director

1987

And Nothing More

as Director

1986

Elegy

as Director

1985

Patience Labour

as Director

1981

Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola

as Director

1980

The Degraded

as Writer

1980

The Degraded

as Director

1979

Last Day of a Rainy Summer

as Director

1979

Last Day of a Rainy Summer

as Writer

1975

Callsign R1NN

as Director

1975

Summer of Maria Voynova

as Director

1974

The Automobile Gains in Reliability

as Director

1974

The Automobile Gains in Reliability

as Editor

1974

The Earthliest of Concerns

as Director

1974

The Earthliest of Concerns

as Writer