Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov (born June 14, 1951 , village of Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region , the RSFSR , USSR ) - Soviet, Russian film director and screenwriter, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1997) [4] , People's Artist of Russia (2004) [5] , Head of the Department of Film and Television Directing, Institute of History, Philology and Media, Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after Kh. M. Berbekova [6] (since 2010 ). Member of the Board of Trustees of the State Hermitage Endowment [7] . Member of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights [8]
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Biography
Born on June 14, 1951 in the village of Podorvikha, Irkutsk Region (flooded when the Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station was commissioned in 1956) [9] in the family of a soldier who participated in the Great Patriotic War . Due to the fact that Sokurov's father often went to various duty stations, the family was forced to move with him. A. Sokurov began to study at a school in the Polish People’s Republic , and graduated in Turkmenistan . In 1968 he entered the history department of Gorky State University . During his studies, he worked in the editorial office of the Gorky Television art broadcasting, where at the age of 19 he released his first television programs: several television films, live television programs, including sports programs. In 1974, Sokurov defended his diploma as a historian and completed his studies at the university.
In 1975, he entered the directing department of the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (workshop for directing the popular science film under the direction of A. M. Zguridi ). For excellent study received a personal scholarship of S. Eisenstein . During the training, Sokurov met Yuri Arabov , screenwriter, his main ally and ally in creativity. In 1979, having passed the exams as an external student, the director was forced to finish his studies one year ahead of schedule due to the growing conflict with the administration of the institute and the leaders of the Goskino : he was accused of formalism and anti-Soviet sentiment, which is why his student work was categorically rejected. As a result, the first artwork “The Lonely Voice of a Man ” based on the works of Andrei Platonov (later received several prestigious festival awards) was not counted by the institute’s leadership as a thesis. The picture was subject to destruction, but Sokurov and the Arabs broke into the archive, stole a positive copy and the source materials of the picture, putting other film materials in their place. . It was this time for Sokurov marked by the moral and professional support of the director Andrei Tarkovsky , who praised the first film of the young director [10] :
| Look at the picture called “The Lonely Voice of a Man” ... It’s not actors or even amateurs who play in this film, but just people from the street. At the same time, there is some strange style, a slice - some strange aspects, there are pieces that I just envy, without hiding, because I can never take it off ... I can say that in some in other scenes I could rise higher, but I never did such a thing ... There is a piece of black and white, shot with rapid speed and ... dumb. This is not even a single frame. There are four brilliant frames. ... you know that only for this picture ... Do you remember Vigo? .. He made two paintings, and he is already a genius, he has remained for centuries ... Level! Do you remember Zero for Behavior? Sokurov has strange things, inexplicable, even stupid, incomprehensible things like, incoherent ... But ... a genius! The hand of a genius .. |
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Sokurov wanted to work at Mosfilm , but the working conditions there did not suit him. On the recommendation of A. Tarkovsky in 1980, Sokurov was enrolled in the film studio " Lenfilm ", where he shot his first game pictures. At the same time he collaborated with the Leningrad Documentary Film Studio, where at various times he released all his documentary works.
The first films shot by the director in Leningrad caused a negative reaction from both the Goskino and the party organs . Sokurov repeatedly stated that he was destined for a place in the camp near Syktyvkar . Over time, until the end of the 1980s, not one of his films was allowed to be rented. Tarkovsky twice organized Sokurov’s trip abroad, but the director, according to him, was kept by the Russian language and spiritual treasures of the Hermitage , with which he most of all did not want to leave [11] .
In the late 1980s, films made by Sokurov earlier were not only released, but also with great success represented Russian cinema at international film festivals. In 1980-1990, the director worked intensively, often shooting several films a year. At the same time, he took part in charity programs for young people on the radio, worked with a group of young aspiring directors at the Lenfilm film studio. In 1998-1999, he led a series of programs “Sokurov Island” on Petersburg television, in which the place of cinema in modern culture was discussed. Since the mid-1990s, Sokurov and his colleagues began to master the technology of video, which continues to this day. The Sokurov group made several documentary films, including those commissioned by Japanese television channels, thanks to the enthusiasm and participation of Japanese friends.
In 1995, by decision of the European Film Academy, the name of Alexander Sokurov was included in the list of one hundred of the best directors of world cinema. The director became a participant and laureate of many international festivals; retrospectives of his films are held almost annually in different countries of the world. He has repeatedly received awards at international film festivals, FIPRESCI prizes, Tarkovsky prizes, is a laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1997, 2014) and a laureate of the Vatican Prize - “Third Millennium Prize” (1998). Sokurov was 43 times nominated for prizes at prestigious film contests, of which he won 26 times [12] .
June 12, 2015
In 2010, Sokurov’s workshop was opened at the Department of Cinema and Television of KBSU ( Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after Kh. M. Berbekov ), in Nalchik [13] . In 2017, the debut film of the graduate of the course Sokurov Kantemir Balagov “ Tesnota ” was shown in the program “ Special Look ” at the Cannes Film Festival and received the FIPRESCI prize [14] .
The director lives in St. Petersburg , where, in addition to implementing creative endeavors, he leads a public group of activists, city defenders - the so-called “Sokurov Group”, which conducts a dialogue with the city government on the topic of protection against the destruction of old St. Petersburg.
On September 10, 2011, at the closing ceremony of the 68th Venice Film Festival, Alexander Sokurov received the Golden Lion and the Ecumenical Jury Prize for the painting Faust , which completes the cycle, which he called the tetralogy of power. At the presentation of the main prize, the chairman of the jury Darren Aronofsky noted that “the decision was unanimous: this is the film that changes the life of everyone who sees it” [15] .
In December 2011, the Japanese Consul General in St. Petersburg on behalf of the Japanese imperial family handed Sokurov the honorary Order of the Rising Sun with golden rays . At the ceremony, the director admitted a special attitude towards Japan and spoke in favor of the return by Russia of “ lands belonging to the Japanese people ” [16] .
In 2017, Sokurov was declared an honored guest at the 30th European Academy Awards , which will be held on December 9 in Berlin [17] .
Public position
In April 2000, he signed a letter in support of the policy of the recently elected President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Chechnya [18] [19] .
In March 2014, Sokurov issued a statement in which he indicated that the use of military force against the Ukrainians would have irreversible consequences for Russia itself. He also called on Russians to respect the desire of Ukrainians to live as a separate state:
We are not one people with Ukrainians, we are different. We have internally different cultures. No wonder Ukrainians always wanted to live as a separate state. Yes, we are close, we have a lot of similarities, but this does not mean that we are one people. It's not like that at all. We are different and we need to respect and appreciate this difference [20] .
In the 2016 parliamentary elections, he headed the St. Petersburg list of the Yabloko party (while remaining non-partisan).
In February 2017, Alexander Sokurov said that Russian political commentators, as well as Russian television and radio broadcasters, would sooner or later appear before the Hague Tribunal , as they “are provocateurs who are scattered with matches in a fire ” [21] .
I hope that someday these political observers will appear before the Hague Tribunal as provocateurs who inflicted enormous damage on the humanitarian space of Russia and the entire Russian people. These radio and television heralds are engaged in throwing matches during a fire. In the place of power, I would pay special attention to these people, creating the prerequisites for international conflicts. They must be punished. These are just criminals who work on both state and private channels. Both there and there is no responsibility for such behavior [22] .
On March 29, 2017, receiving the Nika Prize in the nomination For Honor and Dignity, he delivered a speech, part of which was dedicated to schoolchildren and students who took part in the protest rallies on March 26 . Sokurov spoke about the need for the authorities to engage in dialogue with young people and the inadmissibility of a “civil war” with them, and also advocated the release of Oleg Sentsov, convicted of terrorism, [23] [24] .
You can not start a civil war among schoolchildren and students.
December 3, 2018 became a member of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights [8] .
Rewards
- 1987 - Bronze Leopard of the Locarno Film Festival for the film "The Lonely Voice of Man";
- 1987 - Moscow Film Festival - prize of the out-of-competition program;
- 1987 - Nomination for the Golden Bear of the Berlin Film Festival for the film "Sorrowful Feeling";
- 1988 - nomination for the Nika Award for the film Lonely Man's Voice;
- 1988 - nomination at the first European Film Awards for the film "Eclipse Days";
- 1989 - Prize of the Berlin Film Festival as part of the forum for a new cinema for the film "Eclipse Days";
- 1991 - Rotterdam Film Festival : FIPRESCI Prize for the film "Circle Two" and the KNF Award for the films "Elegy" and "Simple Elegy";
- 1995 - by the decision of the European Film Academy, Alexander Sokurov was recognized as one of the hundred best directors of world cinema;
- 1996 - Russian State Prize for the films "Elegy from Russia ... Studies for Sleep", "Spiritual Voices";
- 1997 - Prizes of the A. Tarkovsky Moscow Film Festival, film critics of Russia and a special jury prize for the film "Mother and Son";
- 1997 - Honored Artist of Russia;
- 1998 - Laureate of the Vatican Award - “Third Millennium Award”. Presented by John Paul II ;
- 1999 - Cannes IFF : Award for Best Screenplay for the movie Moloch;
- 1999 - Nomination for the Golden Palm Branch of the Cannes Film Festival for the film "Moloch";
- 1999 - nomination for the European Film Awards for the film "Moloch";
- 2001 - State Prize of Russia (for the films "Moloch" and "Taurus");
- 2001 - Prizes of the Guild of Film Critics and Film Critics of Russia for the best film, best camera work and best directing - “Taurus”;
- 2001 - nomination for the Golden Palm Branch of the Cannes Film Festival for the film "Taurus";
- 2001 - Prize for the graphic decision for the film " Russian Ark " at the IFF in Toronto ;
- 2002 - “Nika” award for best film, best camera work and directing the film “Taurus”;
- 2002 - Special Prize at the IFF in São Paulo for his overall contribution to the cinema;
- 2002 - nomination for the Golden Palm Branch of the Cannes Film Festival IFF for the film "Russian Ark";
- 2002 - nomination at the European Film Awards for the film "Russian Ark";
- 2003 - FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for the film "Father and Son";
- 2003 - “Freedom Award”, established by Polish director Andrzej Wajda and Philip Morris;
- 2004 - People's Artist of Russia;
- 2004 - “Nika” award for the film “Russian Ark”;
- 2004 - Sebryany Condor , prize of the Argentine Film Critics Association for the film "Russian Ark";
- 2005 - Nomination for the Golden Bear of the Berlin Film Festival for the film "The Sun";
- 2005 - Yerevan Film Festival , the best film of the competition - “The Sun”;
- 2005 - Prizes of the Guild of Film Critics and Film Critics of Russia for the best film and best directing - “The Sun”;
- 2006 - Honorary Leopard of the Locarno Film Festival for his special contribution to the cinema;
- 2007 - nomination for the Golden Palm Branch of the Cannes Film Festival for the film "Alexandra";
- 2007 - Robert Bresson Prize for Spiritual Searches in the Cinema at the IFF in Venice ;
- 2007 - winner of the Tarkovsky Prize [25] [26] September 27, 2007;
- 2010 - All-Russian Award "Keepers of Heritage" (Pskov). Nomination: “Feat”;
- 2010 - Mexican Digital Cinema Award “El Pochote”;
- 2010 - “Heavenly Line” (award for social activities in the field of urban defense of St. Petersburg);
- 2011 - The Golden Lion (grand prize) of the 68th Venice Film Festival for the film Faust [27] .
- 2011 - Order of the Rising Sun Grade 4 (Japan)
- 2012 - award for contribution to world cinema at the Andrei Tarkovsky festival “Mirror”
- 2012 - Prize of the Armenian Church “ Let there be light” , awarded at the IX Golden Apricot International Film Festival [28]
- 2013 - Nika for the best feature film and best directing for the movie Faust [29]
- 2013 - Prizes of the Guild of Film Critics and Film Critics of Russia for the best film and best directing - Faust
- 2014 - Honorary Prize "For the artistic language that influenced world cinema and an uncompromising civic position" at the Kinotavr festival [30]
- 2014 - Officer Cross of the Order of Arts and Literature (France) [31]
- 2014 - State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art “for contribution to the development of domestic and world cinema” [32]
- 2015 - Prize of the Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean Fedeora "Best European Film" of the competition program of the 72nd International Venice Film Festival for the film " Francophonie ".
- 2017 - “ Nika ” Prize in the nomination “ Honor and Dignity ”.
- 2017 - European Film Academy Award "For Life Achievements" [17]
Filmography
Feature films
- 1978 - 1987 - Lonely voice of a man
- 1980 - Demoted
- 1983 - 1987 - Sorrowful insensibility
- 1986 - Empire
- 1988 - Eclipse Days
- 1989 - Save and Save
- 1990 - Circle Two
- 1992 - Stone
- 1994 - Quiet Pages
- 1997 - Mother and Son
- 1999 - Moloch
- 2001 - Taurus
- 2002 - Russian Ark
- 2003 - Father and son
- 2005 - The Sun
- 2007 - Alexandra
- 2011 - Faust
- 2015 - Francophonie [33]
Documentary Films
- 1974 - The Most Earthly Concerns
- 1975 - Summer of Maria Voinova
- 1975 - Call signs R1NN
- 1978 - Last day of a rainy summer
- 1978 - 1988 - Maria
- 1979 - Sonata for Hitler
- 1981 - Dmitry Shostakovich (jointly with Semyon Aranovich ) [34]
- 1984 - Evening Victim
- 1985 - Patience Labor
- 1986 - Elegy
- 1986 - Moscow Elegy (dedicated to the memory of Andrei Tarkovsky )
- 1987 - And nothing more
- 1990 - Petersburg Elegy
- 1990 - Soviet Elegy
- 1990 - To the events in the Caucasus
- 1991 - Simple Elegy
- 1991 - Leningrad retrospective ( 1957 - 1990 )
- 1991 - An example of intonation (about Boris Yeltsin )
- 1992 - Elegy from Russia
- 1995 - The Soldier's Dream
- 1995 - Spiritual Voices
- 1996 - Eastern Elegy
- 1996 - Robert. Happy life
- 1997 - Humble Life
- 1997 - Petersburg diary. Opening of the monument to Dostoevsky
- 1998 - Petersburg diary. Kozintsev's apartment
- 1998 - Conscription
- 1998 - Node. Conversations with Solzhenitsyn
- 1999 - dolce ... (gently)
- 2001 - Elegy of the road
- 2004 - Petersburg diary. Mozart. Requiem
- 2006 - Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya
- 2009 — Интонации
- 2009 — Читаем блокадную книгу
- 2011 — Нам нужно счастье (совм. с Алексеем Янковским) [35]
- 2018 — Молния бьёт по высокому дереву
Актёрская фильмография
- 1980 — «Ты должен жить» (режиссёр Владимир Чумак )
- 2002 — «Русский ковчег» — спутник маркиза
- 2015 — «Франкофония» (режиссёр — Александр Сокуров) — камео
Notes
- ↑ Немецкая национальная библиотека , Берлинская государственная библиотека , Баварская государственная библиотека и др. Record #121662985 // Общий нормативный контроль (GND) — 2012—2016.
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ filmportal.de - 2005.
- ↑ Почётное звание присвоено указом президента России № 539 от 30 мая 1997 года (недоступная ссылка) . Дата обращения 22 января 2010. Архивировано 10 января 2012 года.
- ↑ Почётное звание присвоено указом президента России № 131 от 2 февраля 2004 года (недоступная ссылка) . Дата обращения 12 июня 2010. Архивировано 10 мая 2013 года.
- ↑ Кабардино-Балкарский государственный университет, профиль А.Н. Сокурова . www.kbsu.ru. Date of treatment August 12, 2017.
- ↑ Spaero * URL: http://www.spaero.com/ . Органы управления фонда | Фонд развития Государственного Эрмитажа, Санкт-Петербург, Россия . www.hermitagendowment.ru. Дата обращения 7 июля 2017.
- ↑ 1 2
- Режиссёр Сокуров, политолог Шульман, адвокат Резник и еще 14 новых лиц пополнили СПЧ // ТАСС , 03.12.2018
- Указ Президента Российской Федерации № 691 от 03.12.2018 «Об утверждении состава Совета при Президенте РФ по развитию гражданского общества и правам человека»
- ↑ Светлана Михеева, «Исчезнувшие деревни Байкальского тракта» / «СМ Номер один» № 33 (21 августа 2008 года). . Архивировано 29 ноября 2012 года.
- ↑ Николай Болдырев. «Сталкер, или Труды и дни Андрея Тарковского». — Челябинск: Урал ЛТД, 2002. — 384 с. — ISBN 5-8029-0254-X .
- ↑ Маленький человек с японской фамилией / Культура МК . Archived December 1, 2012.
- ↑ Лист наград и номинаций режиссёра на IMDb . Архивировано 29 ноября 2012 года.
- ↑ Кувшинова М. Кинотавр-2014: Малика и Марьяна . seance.ru (5 июня 2014). Date of treatment April 26, 2015.
- ↑ Карпюк, Д. Рецензия: «Теснота» Кантемира Балагова . The Hollywood Reporter Russia (3 августа 2017). Date of treatment August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Валерий Кичин. «Золотой лев» летит в Россию . «Российская газета» - Федеральный выпуск №5578 (202) (12.09.2011). Дата обращения 13 сентября 2011.
- ↑ Япония наградила режиссёра Сокурова почётным орденом . ria.ru. Дата обращения 13 декабря 2011. Архивировано 5 февраля 2012 года.
- ↑ 1 2 Александр Сокуров получил премию Европейской киноакадемии
- ↑ Анатолий Стреляный . Русская обида (Письмо двадцати одного) . Радио Свобода (9 апреля 2000).
- ↑ Ответ на письмо европейцев российских деятелей культуры . Индекс (2000).
- ↑ Александр Сокуров. Мы не один народ с украинцами, мы разные . КиноСоюз (8 марта 2014). Date of treatment February 20, 2016.
- ↑ «…Запустится маховик разрушения страны» . Znak.com (9 февраля 2017).
- ↑ Как Сокуров Советский Союз развалил. Программа «60 минут» дала отпор душителю свободы слова . Новая газета (17 февраля 2017).
- ↑ Опубликовано видео речи Сокурова на «Нике» о «войне школьников» . Date of treatment March 29, 2017.
- ↑ Сокуров на "Нике": «Нельзя начинать гражданскую войну среди школьников» (рус.) . Date of treatment March 29, 2017.
- ↑ Александр Сокуров посетит родной вуз . Архивировано 29 ноября 2012 года.
- ↑ Деловой Петербург . Архивировано 29 ноября 2012 года.
- ↑ «Фауст» Сокурова получил «Золотого льва» в Венеции . Архивировано 29 ноября 2012 года.
- ↑ Девятый международный кинофестиваль «Золотой абрикос» стартовал накануне в Ереване . Новости -Армения (9 июля 2012). Дата обращения 1 августа 2012. Архивировано 5 августа 2012 года.
- ↑ Кичин В. Онлайн-трансляция церемонии вручения премии «Ника» . rg.ru (2 апреля 2013). Date of appeal April 16, 2015.
- ↑ Кинотавр-2014: Мастер-класс Александра Сокурова . Сеанс (3 иня 2014). Date of treatment June 17, 2014.
- ↑ Сокуров стал офицером французского национального Ордена искусств и литературы . БалтИнфо (18 сентября 2014). Date of treatment October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Объявлены лауреаты Государственной премии Российской Федерации 2014 года , kremlin.ru (10 июня 2015). Date of treatment June 10, 2015.
- ↑ Александр Сокуров: «У меня есть чувство, что я чужой» // Afisha.ru, 10 июня 2015
- ↑ «Дмитрий Шостакович», 6 частей, net-film
- ↑ Домбровская И. Возвращение в Курдистан (о фильме «Нам нужно счастье») . russian.rfi.fr (30 января 2011). Date of treatment April 26, 2015.
Books
- А.Сокуров. В центре океана. Сборник эссе и рассказов. СПб.: Амфора, 2011, 319 с.
Literature
- Сокуров. СПб., 1994;
- Александр Сокуров на философском факультете. СПб.: Издательство Санкт-Петербургского философского общества, 2001. — 99 с.
- Творчество А. Сокурова: Статьи А. Гусева, А. Секацкого, М. Ямпольского . Архивировано 29 ноября 2012 года. // Сокуров. Части речи. Prince 1. СПб.: Сеанс, 2006. Кн. 2. СПб., 2011;
- Уваров С. А. Музыкальный мир Александра Сокурова. — М.: Классика-XXI, 2011. — 152 с.
Links
- Официальный сайт Александра Сокурова . Архивировано 29 ноября 2012 года.
- Биография Александра Николаевича Сокурова на его официальном сайте . Архивировано 29 ноября 2012 года.
- Александр Сокуров (англ.) на сайте Internet Movie Database
- Биография Александра Николаевича Сокурова на официальном сайте кинокомпании Proline Film . prolinefilm.ru. Дата обращения 29 ноября 2013.
- Одинокий голос человека . Архивировано 29 ноября 2012 года.
- Егиазарова И. Что общего между Сокуровым и Гарри Поттером? . vokrug.tv (6 октября 2009). — Интервью с Александром Сокуровым. Архивировано 29 ноября 2012 года.
- Статьи об Александре Сокурове на сайте журнала «Сеанс» . Архивировано 29 ноября 2012 года.
- Александр Николаевич Сокуров . Архивировано 29 ноября 2012 года.
- Александр Сокуров о слабостях кино, стихии воли и личной ответственности . Интервью Александра Сокурова «Нашей газете» (Швейцария, 2013)
- Александр Сокуров: «Желаю, чтобы Бог не оставил нас, чтобы Бог был нам в помощь» . Интервью Александра Сокурова Михаилу Верещагину (2013)
- Елисеев Н. Александр Сокуров: Мы падаем в цивилизационную яму . businesspuls.ru (28 ноября 2013).