Aleksandr Sokurov Movies

Aleksander Sokurov brings the treasures of the Hermitage back into the light by making films about artists and their paintings. He has chosen the...

The story about the life of Shaliapin’s family, and an emotional generalization of the life of people in modern Leningrad.

In the 20's an enthusiast radio amateur, Fyodor Lbov, experiments one of the first short-waves radio in the city of Gorky.

A documentary portrait of Miho Shimao, widow of renowned Japanese writer Toshio Shimao.

Poetic portrait of a filmmaker. The famous director reflects on creativity and love. His friends and associates take part in the film: artist...

A rich woman accidently comes across a conversation on the phone about people talking about a murder.

The film is dedicated to the life and work of the Russian director, who deservedly received worldwide recognition due to his incredible talent

A documentary film about the Russian director Sergei Kosintsev.

A young man was born in a small Russian city, but now lives in the Caucasus, in a foreign culture. He works as a mountain guide and enjoys life, but...

This film was created by Sokurov before or during his VGIK student years for the regional TV of Gorki. He does not consider it a part of his...

The office of the President of Lithuania, 1990. Inside, silence reigns, contrasting to the shouting of the crowds outside the windows of the...

The painting tells about the difficult process of rehearsals under the guidance of a conductor.

These images and sounds are poetic metaphors that transform “Elegy from Russia” into a document that provides a...

The picture is about the anti-Hitler coalition of the USSR, England and America, which developed as a counterweight to the aggressive policy of Nazi...

The manifestation and fireworks on the 1st of May, one of the ritual celebrations of Soviet times, as a gathering of tired participants of a mass...

Sokurov directed and filmed Mozart’s Requiem for the Rossica Choir in the wonderful hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic.

Documentary film from the set of Igor Olshansky’s debut short film “Easter”. Igor Olshansky is a participant of Alexander...

A montage of Leningrad newsreel becomes a composite collage made up of documents-shots, divided in 16 parts, presenting the author's point of view on...