Aleksandr Sokurov
Birthday:
14 June 1951, Podorvikha, Irkutskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Birth Name:
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Sokurov
He was born with a disability because of an anatomic defect of his leg, in 1951 in Podorvikha village in Siberian Russia. His father was a Red Army veteran of WW2. One of most important contemporary filmmakers, Sokurov worked extensively in television and later graduated from the prestigious film school, VGIK, in 1979. His films often created tensi...
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He was born with a disability because of an anatomic defect of his leg, in 1951 in Podorvikha village in Siberian Russia. His father was a Red Army veteran of WW2. One of most important contemporary filmmakers, Sokurov worked extensively in television and later graduated from the prestigious film school, VGIK, in 1979. His films often created tensions with the Soviet authorities but he received great support from such outstanding film masters as Andrei Tarkovsky. Particularly, after the collapse of the regime, Sokurov's films started earning him numerous awards around the world. While most known for his feature films, Sokurov has directed over 20 interesting documentaries. His 2002 sensational "Russian Ark" is a historic achievement that will be watched and talked about by many generations.Sokurov has collected a number of awards at Berlin, Cannes, Moscow, Toronto, Locarno and European Film Awards. He lives and works in Russia. Show less «
Anyone who would like to work in film - you have to know everything. You have to know more than everyone on the crew. It's the biggest chall...Show more »
Anyone who would like to work in film - you have to know everything. You have to know more than everyone on the crew. It's the biggest challenge in being a director. [2016] Show less «
There are no geniuses in film. It's not that sort of art form where you can create a perfect masterpiece. Literature, yes; music, probably y...Show more »
There are no geniuses in film. It's not that sort of art form where you can create a perfect masterpiece. Literature, yes; music, probably yes; but never, ever film. [2016] Show less «
[on his former teacher Andrei Tarkovsky] He loved what I was doing but, to be honest, I was quite reserved about his work. In hindsight, I t...Show more »
[on his former teacher Andrei Tarkovsky] He loved what I was doing but, to be honest, I was quite reserved about his work. In hindsight, I think, 'Wasn't I brave to go against him?' I was insane to argue with this great master. [2016] Show less «
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