Person file · Directing
Aleksei German
Born 1938-07-20Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Aleksei Yuryevich German (Алексей Юрьевич Герман, 20 July 1938 – 21 February 2013) was a Soviet and Russian director, screenwriter and producer. He is noted for his stark pessimism, long, serpentine sequence shots, black and white cinematography, overbearing sound design and acute observations of Stalinist Russia.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Architect. The Story of Alexey German and His FilmsselfAleksei GermanHimselfPlaybackRoleGermanologyHimselfKiraSelfGerman. LenfilmRoleThe Arrival of a TrainRoleSergei Eisenstein: Autobiography(voice)Trofimруководитель кинопроекта «Вокзалы Санкт-Петербурга»Gisele's ManiadoctorThe CastleКламмAlexeï Guerman, cinéaste bien interditLui-mêmeThe Time That Has PassedRolePrivate Life of the DirectorRoleSergey Ivanovich RetiresRole