Aleksandr Sokurov
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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.
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Faust (2011)
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Russian Ark (2002)
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The Degraded (1980)
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Moloch (1999)
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The Sun (2005)
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Director's Diary (2025)
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Mother and Son (1997)
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Father and Son (2003)
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Francofonia (2015)
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Taurus (2001)
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Alexandra (2007)
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Days of Eclipse (1988)
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Stone (1992)
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Mournful Unconcern (1987)
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Documenta X - Die Filme (1997)
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Whispering Pages (1994)
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Elegy of a Voyage (2009)
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Reading Book of Blockade (2009)
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The Second Circle (1990)
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Fairytale (2022)
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Petersburg Diary: Kozintsev's Apartment (1998)
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Moscow Elegy (1987)
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Save and Protect (1990)
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The Andrei Tarkovsky Companion (2007)
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The Lonely Voice of Man (1987)
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The Knot (1998)
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Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola (1981)
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Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya (2006)
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Patience Labour (1985)
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Simple Elegy (1990)
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Empire (1987)
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Spiritual Voices (1995)
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The Ways of the World: Vol. 1 (2010)
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A Soldier's Dream (1995)
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Sonata for Hitler (1989)
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Soviet Elegy (1989)
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A Humble Life (1997)
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To the Events in Transcaucasia (1990)
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Dolce (2000)
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Celebrate Cinema 101 (1996)
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Elegy from Russia (1993)
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Summer of Maria Voynova (1975)
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Elegy (1986)
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We Need Happiness (2010)
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The Diary of St. Petersburg: Kozintsev's Flat (1998)
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Rehearsal: Yuri Temirkanov (2008)
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Go. Go. Go (2016)
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Maria (1988)
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Petersburg Elegy (1989)
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An Example of Intonation (1991)
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Oriental Elegy (1996)
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The Diary of St. Petersburg: Mozart. Requiem (2004)
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Robert. A Fortunate Life (1997)
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The Automobile Gains in Reliability (1974)
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Intonation. Arsen Kanokov (2010)
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Intonation. Vladimir Yakunin (2010)
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Callsign R1NN (1975)
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The Evening Sacrifice (1987)
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And Nothing More (1987)
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Intonation. Valery Zorkin (2010)
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The Diary of St. Petersburg: Inauguration of the Monument to Dostoevsky (1997)
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Leningrad Retrospective (1990)
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The Earthliest of Concerns (1974)
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Intonation. Boris Averin (2010)
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Intonation. Yuri Schmidt (2010)
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Intonation. Sergey Slonimsky (2010)
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Last Day of a Rainy Summer (1979)
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France, toi, France (—)
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