Aleksei German

Biography

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.

Known For

To Remember

Legends of Cinema

The Arrival of a Train

The Castle

Gisele's Mania

Sergey Ivanovich Retires

The Time That Has Passed

Kira

All Movies (15)

• The Architect. The Story of Alexey German and His Films2023 · as self
• Aleksei German2019 · as Himself
• Playback2012
• Germanology2008 · as Himself
• Kira2003 · as Self
• German. Lenfilm2002
• The Arrival of a Train1996
• Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography1996 · as (voice)
• Trofim1995 · as руководитель кинопроекта «Вокзалы Санкт-Петербурга»
• Gisele's Mania1995 · as doctor
• The Castle1994 · as Кламм
• Alexeï Guerman, cinéaste bien interdit1990 · as Lui-même
• The Time That Has Passed1989
• Private Life of the Director1982
• Sergey Ivanovich Retires1981

All TV Shows (2)

• Legends of Cinema2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• To Remember1993 · as Narrator