Aleksandr Sokurov is a popular Russian filmmaker who is respected and honored as the rightful successor of Andrei Trakvosky. The films of Aleksandr Sokurov are known to be intellectual ones that represent a challenge of contemporary filmmaking.
Life of Aleksandr Sokurov
Born in Siberia, Aleksandr Sokurov belongs to an officer’s family. He completed his graduation from Nizhny Novgorod University and got his first break as an employee of the VGIK studio. Though the initial documentaries created by Aleksandr Sokurov were barred by Soviet authorities, he got international acclamation with his feature film “Mother and Son” in the year 1996.
Aleksandr Sokurov always liked to experiment with the acting skills of newcomers. The direction that brought Aleksandr Sokurov critical and commercial honors from international film industry for a semi documentary named “Russian Ark”. It was released in the year 2002 and has unedited images and shots. The Russian director was also awarded the Leopard of Honor Award at the Locarno international film Festival at its 59th edition.
Filmography of Aleksandr Sokurov
Aleksandr Sokurov has directed a lot of feature films and documentaries. All the films and documentaries of this director uplift the contemporary picture of Russia in its true essence. Some of the popular feature films of Aleksandr Sokurov include:
- The Lonely Voice of Man, (1978–1987),
- The Degraded (1980),
- Painful Indifference (1983–1987),
- Empire (1986),
- Days of Eclipse (1988),
- Save and Protect (1989),
- The Second Circle (1990),
- Stone (1992),
- Russian Ark (2002),
- Father and Son (2003),
- The Sun ( 2004) and
- Alexandra (2007)
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Besides, Aleksandr Sokurov also directed various documentaries. The number of documentaries directed by Aleksandr Sokurov is much more in number in comparison to his movies, which include Peasant Elegy (1978–1988), Sonata for Hitler (1979–1989), Sonata for Viola Dmitri Shostakovitch (1981), And Nothing More (1982–1987), Evening Sacrifice (1984–1987), Patience of Labour (1985–1987), Elegy (1986), and Moscow Elegy (1986–1988).
The recent documentaries that Aleksandr Sokurov directed comprises The St. Petersburg Diary: Kosintsev's Flat (1998), dolce… (1999), Elegy of a Voyage (2001), The St. Petersburg Diary: Mozart, Requiem (2004), Elegy of a life: Rostropovich and Vishnevskaya (2006).
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