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Alexander Sokurov
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Russian film director (born 1951)
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Alexander Sokurov is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and writer. Born on June 14, 1951, in the village of Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, he holds citizenship in both Russia and the Soviet Union. He studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography and began his professional career in 1975. His notable work includes the film *Russian Ark*.
Sokurov has received several honors, including the Nika Award, the State Prize of the Russian Federation, and the titles of Honored Art Worker and People's Artist of the Russian Federation. He has been nominated for European Film Awards for Best Film, Best Documentary, and Best Director. Additionally, he is a member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights and has participated in documenta x. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Naum. Predictions — self2026
- Director's Diary — Self2025
- Voices in the Old Walls2019
- Francofonia — (voice)2015
- Voice of Sokurov — Himself2014
- Film about the film — himself2013
- The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars — Himself - Filmmaker2013
- Alexander Sokurov. Temptation2012
- Agnès Varda: From Here to There — Self2011
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey — Self2011
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1951-06-14 ) 14 June 1951 (age 74) , Podorvikha, Irkutsky District , Soviet Union
- Alma mater
- Nizhny Novgorod University , Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Years active
- 1978–present
- Title
- People's Artist of Russia (2004)
- Awards
- Order of the Rising Sun Ordre des Arts et des Lettres State Prize of Russia (twice) 2025 Laureate of the VADDA CROSS-VADDA RISSI Medal(Traderson Foundation Medal for Contribution to the Preservation of the Indigenous Vadda People)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Aleksandr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Notable work
- Russian Ark
- Participant in
- documenta x
- Official website
- www.sokurov.spb.ru/isle_en/isle_mnp.html
- Image
- Aleksandr Sokurov2025.png
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- Commons category
- Alexander Sokurov
- date of birth
- 1951-06-14
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Alexander Sokurov
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Director
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- end of work period
- 2017-01-01
- name in native language
- Алекса́ндр Соку́ров
- P12674
- Rudolf van den Berg
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov, PAR (Russian: Александр Николаевич Сокуров; born 14 June 1951) is a Russian filmmaker. His most significant works include a feature film, Russian Ark (2002), filmed in a single unedited shot, and Faust (2011), which was honoured with the Golden Lion, the highest prize for the best film at the Venice Film Festival.
Life and work
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