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)