Confession
A new form of spiritual cinema.
1998 · 1 season · 5 eps · ★ 9.0 · Documentary
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Originally aired on Russian television, this five-part semi-documentary series tells the story of a Russian naval commander in charge of an Arctic-based ship. The film provokes a meditation on solitude and isolation, while revealing the daily duties associated with the ship. Voice-over narration by the commander, other sailors, and even a third-person voice provide the “confession” of the title.
Created by Aleksandr Sokurov
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey · 2011The Story of Film: An Odyssey
★ 7.72011
SeriesDocumentary
A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.
Agnès Varda: From Here to There · 2011Agnès Varda: From Here to There
★ 7.62011
MovieDocumentary
Agnès Varda travels around the world to meet friends, artists and filmmakers for an expansive view of the global contemporary art scene.
Russian Ark · 2002Russian Ark
★ 7.22002
MovieDramaFantasy
A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.
Closeness · 2017Closeness
★ 6.72017
MovieDrama
1998, Nalchik. A Jewish family is in trouble: the youngest son and his bride do not come home, and in the morning, a ransom note arrives. The ransom is so high that the family is forced not only to sell its small business, but also to seek help from its fellow tribesmen.
The Sun · 2005The Sun
★ 6.72005
MovieDramaHistory
A re-imagination of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s final days in power as WWII draws to a close.
Faust · 2011Faust
★ 6.62011
MovieFantasyDrama
A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchange for his soul.
Mother and Son · 1997Mother and Son
★ 6.61997
MovieDrama
A man goes for a walk through the countryside with his dying mother.
Francofonia · 2015Francofonia
★ 6.52015
MovieDramaHistory
Master filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) transforms a portrait of the world-renowned museum into a magisterial, centuries-spanning reflection on the relation between art, culture and power.
Voice of Sokurov · 2014Voice of Sokurov
★ 6.52014
MovieDocumentary
Five years in the making, based on six lengthy interviews filmed on six different locations in Saint Petersburg, we meet an outspoken artist who covers here his entire life and prolific career. The locations were Sokurov’s own favourites, where he felt at home.
Agnès Varda: From Here to There · 2011Agnès Varda: From Here to There
★ 6.52011
SeriesDocumentary
Agnès Varda takes us on a journey of discovery as she travels the globe—from Stockholm to St. Petersburg, Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City to Los Angeles—meeting with friends, artists, and fellow filmmakers.
The Degraded · 1980The Degraded
★ 6.31980
MovieDrama
This film was Sokurov's first feature at Lenfilm, roughly based on a short story by the contemporary Soviet writer Grigory Baklanov about the transitional period from power to subordinance.
Moloch · 1999Moloch
★ 6.21999
MovieDramaHistory
In 1942 Bavaria, Eva is alone, when Adolf arrives with Josef, his wife Magda, and Martin to spend a couple of days without politics.
Alexandra · 2007Alexandra
★ 6.12007
MovieWarDrama
Elderly Aleksandra visits her Russian soldier grandson, Denis, at the Chechen war front, providing comfort as she tours his army. All the while, Denis ponders the reason for her unexpected appearance.
Taurus · 2001Taurus
★ 5.82001
MovieDrama
Unfolding over two days in 1924, the film depicts the dying Lenin, world revolutionary and father of the USSR, now powerless and isolated at his Gorki estate. Cared for by his wife, Nadezhda Krupskaia, sister Maniasha, his German doctor and several attendants, Lenin raves about his diminishing faculties, discusses the deaths of great figures (including Marx), rides a car to a picnic in a meadow and ponders his historic legacy.
Father and Son · 2003Father and Son
★ 5.62003
MovieDrama
In this dreamlike film, a nameless father and his son, Aleksei, live together in an apartment in St. Petersburg. Aleksei's mother has died and consequently the two have a very close relationship. When Aleksei acquires a girlfriend, she refuses to take a back seat to his bond with his dad, and breaks up with him. Aleksei is also experiencing nightmares, dreading separation from his father to be a part of the military as his father was.
The Lonely Voice of Man · 1987The Lonely Voice of Man
★ 5.61987
MovieDrama
Set in the early 1920s after the end of the Russian Civil War, Red Army soldier Nikita returns to his hometown to see his partner Lyuba, both of whom are scarred by the trauma of the Russian Empire of yesteryear.
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