Alexander Sokurov

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Alexander Sokurov : biography

1951-6-14 –

Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov, PAR ( born June 14, 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.

Filmography

Fiction films

  • The Lonely Voice of Man (Одинокий голос человека, 1978–1987)
  • The Degraded (Разжалованный, 1980)
  • Mournful Unconcern (Скорбное бесчувствие, 1983–1987)
  • Empire (Ампир, 1986)
  • Days of Eclipse (Дни затмения, 1988)
  • Save and Protect (Спаси и сохрани, 1989)
  • The Second Circle (Круг второй, 1990)
  • Stone (Камень, 1992)
  • Whispering Pages (Тихие страницы, 1993)
  • Mother and Son (Мать и сын, 1997)
  • Moloch (Молох, 1999)
  • Taurus (Телец, 2001)
  • Russian Ark (Русский ковчег, 2002)
  • Father and Son (Отец и сын, 2003)
  • The Sun (Солнце, 2004)
  • Alexandra (Александра, 2007)
  • Faust (Фауст, 2011)
  • Two Brothers and a Sister (TBC)

Documentaries

  • Maria (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)
  • Moscow Elegy (1986–1988)
  • Petersburg Elegy (1990)
  • Soviet Elegy (1990)
  • To The Events In Transcaucasia (1990)
  • A Simple Elegy (1990)
  • A Retrospection of Leningrad (1957–1990) (1990)
  • An Example of Intonation (1991)
  • Elegy from Russia (1992)
  • Soldier’s Dream (1995)
  • Spiritual Voices (1995)
  • Oriental Elegy (1996)
  • Hubert Robert. A Fortunate Life (1996)
  • A Humble Life (1997)
  • The St. Petersburg Diary: Inauguration of a monument to Dostoevsky (1997)
  • The St. Petersburg Diary: Kosintsev’s Flat (1998)
  • Confession (1998)
  • The Dialogues with Solzhenitsyn (1998)
  • dolce… (1999)
  • Elegy of a Voyage (2001)
  • The St. Petersburg Diary: Mozart. Requiem (2004)
  • Elegy of a life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya (2006)

Awards

  • Locarno International Film Festival, Bronze Leopard (The Lonely Voice of Man, 1987)
  • Moscow International Film Festival, FIPRESCI Award (out of competition, The Lonely Voice of Man, 1987)
  • Berlin International Film Festival, Award of the Forum special programme (Days of Eclipse, 1989)
  • International Film Festival Rotterdam, FIPRESCI Award, KNF Award (Elegy, A Simple Elegy, 1991)
  • State Prize of the Russian Federation (Mother and Son, 1997)
  • State Prize of the Russian Federation (Moloch, Taurus, 2001)
  • Russian Guild of Film Critics Prize for Best Director (Taurus, 2001)
  • Nika Award for Best Director and Best Picture (Taurus, 2001)
  • Toronto International Film Festival, IFC Vision Award (Russian Ark, 2002)
  • São Paulo International Film Festival, Special Award for Lifetime Achievements (2002)
  • Cannes Film Festival, FIPRESCI Award (Father and Son, 2003)
  • Argentine Film Critics Association, The Silver Condor Award (Russian Ark, 2004)
  • Yerevan International Film Festival, Golden Apricot for Best Picture (The Sun, 2005)
  • Locarno International Film Festival, Leopard of Honour for Lifetime Achievements (2006)
  • Venice Film Festival, Robert Bresson Award for spiritual search and promotion of human culture (2007)
  • Venice Film Festival, Golden Lion for Best Picture (Faust, 2011)