Aleksei Yuryevich German

Aleksei Yuryevich German (Russian: Алексей Юрьевич Герман, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ˈɡʲermən]; 20 July 1938  21 February 2013) was a Russian film director and screenwriter. In a career spanning five decades of filmmaking, German completed six feature films, noted for his stark pessimism, long, serpentine sequence shots, black and white cinematography, overbearing sound design and acute observations of Stalinist Russia.

Aleksei Yuryevich German
Born
Aleksei Yuryevich German

20 July 1938
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(present day St. Petersburg, Russia)
Died21 February 2013(2013-02-21) (aged 74)
St. Petersburg, Russia
NationalityRussian
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
SpouseSvetlana Karmalita
ChildrenAleksei German Jr.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.