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Elegy to the Chechen republic: James Quandt on Alexander Sokurov's Alexandra.(FILM)(Movie review): An article from: Artforum International by James Quandt, 2008-03-01 Films Directed by Alexander Sokurov (Study Guide): Russian Ark, Moloch, Mother and Son, the Sun, Moscow Elegy, Days of Eclipse, Alexandra Paradoxes of power in Russian ark.(Movie Review): An article from: Queen's Quarterly by Maurice Yacowar, 2003-06-22 The Sun.(2005 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL)(Movie Review): An article from: CineAction by Adam Nayman, 2006-01-01 Memoria, pasado y presente.(El arca rusa)(Eterno resplandor de una mente sin recuerdos)(Reseña de película): An article from: Mensaje by Pablo Azócar, 2004-09-01

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61. ArtForum: Plane Songs: Lauren Sedofsky Talks With Alexander Sokurov - Interview
    Full text of the article, Plane songs Lauren Sedofsky talks with alexander sokurov Interview from ArtForum, a publication in the field of Arts  
    http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_3_40/ai_81258061
    
    Extractions: With New York's Museum of Modern Art and Cinematheque Ontario gearing up for a major traveling retrospective of his films (debuting at MOMA in February 2002), Sokurov agreed to engage in the following exchange with me between the screenings of Taurus at Cannes in May and Elegy of a Voyage at the Venice Film Festival in Septemberall the while preparing his ninety-minute single take of an elaborate mise-en-scene at the Hermitage, intriguingly titled Waterloo. LAUREN SEDOFSXY: How did you come to treat the screen as a two-dimensional Surface?

62. Magellan's Log: Hearing Is Believing: The Russian Ark
    Example in hand alexander sokurov’s recent The Russian Ark. If The Russian Ark were a term paper, I’d give it A+ for concept, D for execution.  
    http://www.texaschapbookpress.com/magellanslog65/russianark.htm
    
    Extractions: The Russian Ark If The Russian Ark Though with an extremely limited release (there seem to be only a few, subtitled prints making the rounds of festivals, art houses, and museums), the movie has received a fair amount of critical attention because of the concept: the 96-minute film was done in one take Immediately on entering the museum, we encounter our real guide, an elderly, highly judgmental Frenchman (based on a historical figure who was sort of the de Tocqueville of Russia). It is he whom the camera follows as he meanders from room to room. He is as much interested in the art (the Hermitage has one of the great collections of European art, equal to that of the Louvre, or the Prado) as he is in the people he meets. All the while, the camera keeps moving, moving, moving. No one seems sure exactly how many actors were involved in the making of The Russian Ark The concept and its flawless, virtuosic execution are unique. The movie should be seen and studied for this, if for no other reason. Now come the "buts", the big "buts" to explain the "D" for execution, in order of increasing importance:

63. SPLICEDwire | "Father & Son" Review (2004) Alexander Sokurov, Andrey Schetinin,
    Father Son movie review, alexander sokurov, Andrey Schetinin, Director alexander sokurov scored a massive critical hit with his 2002 film Russian Ark  
    http://www.splicedonline.com/04reviews/fatherson.html
    
    Extractions: Director Alexander Sokurov scored a massive critical hit with his 2002 film "Russian Ark," a beautiful experiment that pulls off the longest single take in the history of film, but also succeeds as a masterful meditation on art and history. Even mainstream critics who had never heard of Sokurov raved about the film. I had heard of Sokurov, but had never managed to see any of his films before "Russian Ark." Even so, I suspected that "Russian Ark" had been a departure for him, a kind of side project to pass the time between his "real" films. Indeed, "Father and Son" has very little to do with the sensation of Russian Ark , and I'm told it also has little or no connection to Sokurov's 1997 film "Mother and Son," other than a common cast member. The film has no real plot, but follows Alexei, a young man who lives with his father (Aleksey Neymyshev) and attends military school. His father is a former military man, still in good shape and very handsome. He enjoys working out shirtless in the snow. They argue and ask each other questions that never get answered. Eventually another character turns up who is apparently searching for his own father, also a military man.

64. Boudisque
    Father And Son (Region 1) sokurov, alexander Fear Trembling R2 (Uk Import) - Corneau, Russian Ark, The R2 Nl (Dutch Subtitles) - sokurov, alexander  
    http://www.boudisque.nl/tipsarchief.asp?tipsoortid=38

65. Cannes Film Festival
    Person alexander sokurov. alexander sokurov. Films Presented in Cannes. Films Presented in Cannes. 2003, OTETS Y SYN (FATHER AND SON), Director  
    http://www.festival-cannes.fr/perso/index.php?langue=6002&personne=2007085

66. Cannes Film Festival
    directed by alexander sokurov RUSSIA FRANCE GERMANY Russia s Aleksandr sokurov returns to Cannes for the fourth time. After Moloch(Best Screenplay  
    http://www.festival-cannes.fr/films/fiche_film.php?langue=6002&id_film=4081438

67. WAC | Calendar | October 2002 | Cinema Of The Spirit: Alexander Sokurov
    CINEMA OF THE SPIRIT alexander sokurov OCTOBER 1831, 2002 Unless otherwise noted, screenings are $7 ($5 Walker members) and take place in the Auditorium.  
    http://www.walkerart.org/archive/4/AD73716FD9492E7A616C.htm
    
    Extractions: Documentarian, impressionist, historian, and renowned Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov has been creating works since the 1970s that are at times elusive but always mesmerizing. For Sokurov, time is a strong presence he draws from the past with archival footage and uses duration as a form of elegiac mourning rooting his work both in old customs and modern forms. His films consider the impact of individuals and the experience of daily life in a way that has transcended political upheavals, economic marginality, international language barriers, and shifting social customs. His heralded "elegies," the focus of this program, are perhaps best described as poetic and visual essays containing cinematic splendor, hermetic intensity, and a sense of suspended time.

68. WAC | Calendar | October 2002 | Cinema Of The Spirit: Alexander Sokurov
    CINEMA OF THE SPIRIT alexander sokurov SIMPLE ELEGY EVENING SACRIFICE ELEGY THURSDAY OCTOBER 31, 2002, 8 PM FREE AUDITORIUM. OCTOBER 18 23 30 31  
    http://www.walkerart.org/archive/A/AF7371D374B46DB16178.htm
    
    Extractions: In 1990, Russia placed an economic blockade on Lithuania. Sokurov takes us inside the Lithuanian president's office and a housing blockplaces that have been silenced by Russian political power. Shooting in spare, silent black and white, Sokurov aesthetically conveys the cultural climate. 1990, Russia, video (original format 35mm), silent, 20 minutes. A record of a May 1 Labor Day fireworks celebration, Sokurov's Evening Sacrifice is comprised of ecstatic looks at urban crowds and beautifully composed shots of individual faces. Recalling the classic work of Eisenstein and Vertov, this frenetically edited work relies on gesture and facial expressions rather than dialogue to narrate an event. 1984-1987, Russia, video (original format 35mm), silent, 20 minutes.

69. Alexander Sokurov ~ At Runboard.com
    A site devoted to the Spirituality, Philosophy and Highart Cinema.  
    http://com1.runboard.com/bcinemaseekersforum.fmainchat.t41
    
    Extractions: CINEMASEEKERS FORUM This forum is meant to be an extension of the themes and concerns of our website. Please keep the focus on spirituality, philosophy and cinema. Thank you! The opinions expressed in this forum are the sole responsibility of the individual contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of the owners of this website (except in postings by the owners themselves under "cinemaseekers" or "questers".) These are both American releases (a joint venture between a French company and Facets.org in Chicago. The best price can be found at www.deepdiscountdvd.com. We don't know if they ship to Europe, though. Otherwise, try www.amazon.com. We have seen both of these VERY LONG films. Thank goodness for the 60X speed on our DVD player! Some very nice scenes interspersed among A LOT of meandering footage. We just could not relate to anybody in these films (other than the director himself.) The one question we were left with at the end was "Where were the spiritual voices?" We loved Spiritual Voices - Part 1, but after that it was an effort. Also loved the short film, "A Soldier's Dream", which is actually extracted from the full-length film. There's a lot of male bonding (hint) in these films, which is taken to an uncomfortable extreme (at least for us) in "Confession". Still, all in all, fascinating stuff from one of the most talented directors of our time!

70. Alexander Sokurov, Cineasta
    http://www.zinema.com/textos/alexande.htm
    
    Extractions: CINEASTA Alexander Sokurov es un cineasta ruso que dice que el cine no le gusta; afirmación sorprendente para quien define su propia vida en función de un abundante número de películas realizadas, más de treinta, desbordantes de preocupaciones morales, éticas y estéticas. Es un hecho que Sokurov prefiere no hablar mucho de cine y que ve poco cine; quizás será éste uno de sus secretos, y los secretos por definición no se revelan. En 1997, "Madre e hijo", una de las películas contemporáneas más secretos, octavo largometraje de ficción en su filmografía, le consagró como el más importante cineasta ruso de la actualidad. Es que, como el mismo afirma, las personas tenemos una idea extremadamente simple y breve de lo visible ; Sokurov dedica su esfuerzo a desvelar ese misterio. Entre 1978 y 1999, a pesar del ostracismo al que fue sometido por el régimen soviético desde su primera obra, -"La voz solitaria de los hombres"-, S. filmó aquello que le interesaba incluso utilizando imágenes de otros: gran número de imágenes de actualidad a las que superpuso comentarios en off y fragmentos musicales, como en "Y nada más" (1982), una cronología de los acontecimientos de la SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL bajo el lema de la expresión latina Tertium Num Datur Su fuente de inspiración se halla tanto en los pequeños detalles de la vida cotidiana, como en el esplendor de la naturaleza, y también en las artes (música, pintura, literatura); a propósito de su obra, podría hablarse de pictorialismo, de polifonía o elegía. Una experiencia visual. Un trabajo sobre el sonido. Un canto de melancólicos lamentos.

71. [ Nostalghia.com | The Topics :: Sokurov DVD Reviews ]
    alexander sokurov s Spiritual Voices and Confession are produced for DVD by Ideale Also visit the official website of alexander sokurov alexander  
    http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~tstronds/nostalghia.com/TheTopics/SokurovReview.html
    
    Extractions: Also visit the official website of Alexander Sokurov Sokurov information site K nown until now mostly from shows at art museums, film festivals, and European TV channels, these two films by Alexander Sokurov are presented for the first time on DVD with English subtitles (removable). Both are 2xDVD sets. SPIRITUAL VOICES is a documentary following the daily lives of a brigade of Russian border guards along the Tadjik/Afghani border. Originally made for television with Betacam SP cameras, it transcends the format with its remarkable discipline and expansive (328 minutes) unblinking gaze. Long takes, minimal dialogue, and painterly cinematography. Watch the short sequence of helicopter ride, for example, and just try to find a similar scene in any CGI-saturated blockbuster. The soundtrack would probably deserve an analysis of its own as it's so meticulously and delicately crafted from the natural sounds, fragments of Richard Wagner's Siegfried

72. FATHER AND SON | Alexander Sokurov | R·U·S·C·I·C·O
    alexander sokurov s film Father and Son is the second part of the conceived trilogy about the drama of natural human relationships. Awards  
    http://www.ruscico.com/eng/films/232
    
    Extractions: Your Shopping Cart Description: A small family - father and son - lives in a rooftop apartment of an old house. The father is a retired Air Force pilot. Long ago, when he was attending a school for air cadets, he met his first, and only, love - a girl who became his wife and bore him a son. His wife had died young. His son's physical features constantly remind the father of his wife, he doesn't separate his son from the love he hasn't overcome - that is his bond to his beloved. Thus, the father cannot imagine his life without his son, and the son deeply and loyally loves his father. Their love is almost of mythological nature and scale. It cannot happen in real life, it is the collision of a fairy tale:

73. CINETEXT Alexander Sokurov
    On the Blurring of Lines Some Thoughts About alexander sokurov.  
    http://cinetext.philo.at/magazine/bornstein/sokurov.html
    
    Extractions: This text has been submitted as an original contribution to cinetext on September 12, 2002. It is also available as PDF-document It has generally been agreed upon that Sokurov is to be considered as the "new Tarkovsky". There are certainly numerous reasons for this rapprochement , and one of the most pertinent ones is that Sokurov achieves, like Tarkovsky, the creation of dream within the art of cinema. However, though it is too early to speak about tendencies in Sokurov criticism - there simply is not enough of it yet - it is notable that, while Tarkovsky stimulated, also through his own writings, interpretations of his "dreams» through quasi-metaphysical concepts like "dream-time" or "dream-logic", Sokurov's work seems to inspire more aesthetic-perspectival intepretations evoking the existence of dreamlike "landscape paintings", perhaps happily summarized in the word "dreamscape". In Sokurov's films, the dreamlike ontological condition tends to be described as a "scape" linked to the metaphor of painting. Even natural sounds like wind or half-heard music (audible in Mother and Son ), are likely to be described as an atmospheric and painterly "soundscape". This presents a contrast with Tarkovsky whose films have never been much described as "landscapes" and even less as "paintings". Tarkovsky's dreamlike spaces appear more as mental "zones", more or less linked to human civilization, and their theoretical elaboration seems to work better through the use of "structures" and "logic" than through "paintings" or "scapes".

74. Kinoeye | Russia: Aleksandr Sokurov: Online & Print Resources
    Tony Pipolo, Spiritual Voices—alexander sokurov locates the uncanny along the Gregory and Maria Pearse, alexander sokurov His Cinema of Spiritual  
    http://www.kinoeye.org/archive/director_sokurov.php
    
    Extractions: Welcome to the Kinoeye archive. The ultimate aim of the archive is to provide a near-as-damn-it definitive index of intelligent and thoughtful English-language analysis of cinema from the new Europe on the web. This page is devoted web and print resources on the Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov (also written as Alexander Sokurov). Entries in bold are articles that have appeared in either Kinoeye or Central Europe Review We are always looking for more articles to add. Please contact us if you have any suggestions. The infinite journey

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    Museu d Art Contemporani (MACBA) alexander sokurov alexander sokurov. Place Spain (Barcelona) alexander sokurov 29 Jul - 30 Aug 2005; not Tue  
    http://travelguides.lastminute.ie/sisp/?fx=event&event_id=114818

76. TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES
    Russia (alexander sokurov). NOTE Some actor or director listings that appear in this From acclaimed director alexander sokurov ( Russian Ark ) comes a  
    http://turnerclassic.moviesunlimited.com/browse_subcode.asp?sRow=1&sDistinct=Ale

77. PressBooth - Facets Video Releases Alexander Sokurov’s War Documentaries
    Free Press Release Distribution for Media, Communication, Information Techonology, Video Conferencing, VOIP, Satellite, DSL, Cable Companies.  
    http://press.xtvworld.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3947

78. FIPRESCI - Festival Reports - Turin 2003 - A Russian Charon
    alexander sokurov retrospective A Russian Charon by Laszlo Kriston. A charon in ancient Greek mythology is a ferryman who guides an ark through the river of  
    http://www.fipresci.org/festivals/archive/2003/turin_2003/turin_2003_lkriston.ht
    
    Extractions: by Laszlo Kriston We, the viewers, have as little knowledge about these mostly unseen narrators as they have minimal understanding of the circumstances (occasionally we see one of them but only from behind or looking down at his feet due to a camerawork based on a subjective view point). Identity and place are both irrelevant factors in these visionary mystical routes. Time-travel? An unedited, one-take movie, or a ’one-breath’ one, as Sokurov often reflects, provides a compendium of an epoch. It represents a spirit of the time (zeitgeist) in an organic way, as if such a thing would be an entity on its own – more than the sum of its parts (the gestures, the dialogue, the style, the locations, the characters, the paintings). This ever-moving camera itself is the ark ("It feels like we're floating," says a young women), an ark on which the Marquis de Custine (the only character who is aware of the narrator’s presence) sweeps through time and history – as at this side of the river ’Lethe’, in the world of eternity, one can visit every possible dimension of space and time.

79. Eye - Obscure Films Cast Light On History - 02.21.02
    REQUIEM THE VISIONARY FILMS OF RUSSIAN MASTER alexander sokurov. To March 7. Cinematheque Ontario, AGO s Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas W. 968FILM.  
    http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_02.21.02/film/sokurov.html
    
    Extractions: eye - Obscure films cast light on history To March 7. Cinematheque Ontario, AGO's Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas W. 968-FILM. Just over 10 years ago, British television broadcast the one and only episode of Heil Honey, I'm Home , a sitcom that depicted Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun as modern-day suburbanite slobs. Notorious even before it aired, the show drew widespread condemnation. Evidently, such portrayals of the Fuehrer, even as a buffoon, were not to be tolerated. But that failed attempt to make light of the last century's most infamous man has a distant cousin in Moloch , a 1999 film by Alexander Sokurov, whose little-seen works are now screening in a retrospective at Cinematheque Ontario. In his many features, documentaries and poem-like "elegy" films, the Russian filmmaker has often explored historical themes and tried to discern the place of the past in the present day. With Moloch ; March 1, 6:30pm), Sokurov did what no other filmmaker had done: portray Hitler as a person. As usual, Sokurov's achievement is a peculiar one. As his admirer Ingmar Bergman said of him last year, Sokurov "breaks all the rules on all levels," creating work that is "unexpectedly fascinating."

80. Like Anna Karina's Sweater: Berlinale Diary - The Sun (Solntse)
    alexander sokurov s The Sun (Solntse), the third film in his planned tetralogy about the downfall of powerful leaders/tyrants, details the life of Emperor  
    http://filmbrain.typepad.com/filmbrain/2005/02/berlinale_diary_7.html
    
    Extractions: hostName = '.filmbrain.com'; Main Alexander Sokurov's The Sun (Solntse), the third film in his planned tetralogy about the downfall of powerful leaders/tyrants, details the life of Emperor Hirohito in the days following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, including the events that led to his radio address in which he asked his nation to surrender, and gave up his divine status. Though a logical follow-up to Moloch (which was about Hitler) and Taurus (Lenin), Sokurov here creates a far more sympathetic view of the Emperor than he did of the other two subjects. (Curiously enough, the fourth film in the series is going to be an adaptation of Goethe's Faust.) The first thing one notices is the way in which Sokurov portrays Hirohito. Shown as a timid, simple character, he comes off more like a Japanese Chauncey Gardiner than a descendent of the sun goddess Amaterasu his insular, isolated life left him unprepared for something like this. Set in a modest laboratory building (the imperial palace damaged by bombings), the early part of the film details his daily rituals, and shows him as a man dedicated to both science and art he spends time in his marine biology lab studying a crab, and later is shown writing poetry while outside his nation lies in ruin. It's only when he meets with General MacArthur that we get a sense of the man's role in the war that has just ended. Though the leaders of several nations wanted the Emperor to be prosecuted by military tribunal, MacArthur, after meeting with Hirohito, recommended that he not be tried as a war criminal. His willingness to accept responsibility for the actions of the Japanese government, along with his declaration that he is not a god, but merely a man, saved countless lives of soldiers willing to fight until the bitter end. It is this decision that Sokurov seems to be fascinated with. In both

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