Aleksei German

Aleksei German (74)

1938-07-20 - 2013-02-21 | Leningrad, 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.

Movies as Director

On Movies

  • The Arrival of a Train
  • Trofim
  • Gisele's Mania
  • The Castle
  • The Time That Has Passed
  • Private Life of the Director
  • Sergey Ivanovich Retires

Series as Director

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