Aleksandr Sokurov

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Personal Info

Known for

Directing

From

village Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region, RSFSR, USSR, (now Russia)

Born

6/14/1951

Age

74

Credit(s)

35

Biography

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, d ...Show More